The MPs stated that while their share of ministers is well placed in the Office of the Prime Minister, The Ministry of Lands, The Ministry of Trade, and The Ministry of Agriculture, which are all key dockets in the general economic transformation of the country, their region of origin hasn’t seen any tangible benefits from […]
All Parliament Speakers who served Uganda since 1979 on Monday received new official government vehicles, and will be assured of replacement every five years. “You will be required to bring your own driver, who we will recruit as Parliamentary staff. The car remains a property of Government of Uganda and Parliament will maintain and fuel these […]
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among dismissed claims that each Member of Parliament is going to receive sh100m as a bribe for passing the supplementary budget worth sh3.5 trillion budget. Among said the claims were diversionary, and a strategy used by politicians who are in a bad light over their involvement with gay movements. […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, has visited Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya, who is currently admitted in hospital with health complications. Ssegirinya is admitted at Nsambya Hospital where he was rushed in critical condition. “I have this afternoon visited our colleague, Hon. Ssegirinya to convey my heartfelt wishes for a […]
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has appealed to Ugandans to mind about the legacy they will leave behind when they die, other than focusing on individual material accumulation. Among said that a lasting legacy should not be solely defined by one’s material possessions in form of land, many commercial flats in town, farms […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has tasked authorities at Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to explain the delays in the completion of Mpigi-Busega Expressway. Tayebwa who Tuesday led a team of legislators from Physical Infrastructure and National Economy committees on a fact-finding mission, inspected on-going construction works at Katonga Bridge and Mpigi – […]
In an emotional testimony presented before the Parliamentary Committee of Presidential Affairs, female opposition Members of Parliament are demanding transparency and accountability concerning incidents of police brutality they endured in April 2023. These brave lawmakers have come forward with distressing allegations of physical abuse at the hands of police officers. As a response to their […]
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) plans to displace residents of the neighbouring Kigungu Cell in Entebbe Municipality for further development and expansion of Entebbe International Airport. The plan was disclosed by UCAA officials during an onsite visit and meeting with members of the Parliamentary Committee on Works and Infrastructure on Thursday. UCAA Director General […]
Five National Unity Platform (NUP) Members of Parliament have been suspended from plenary sessions for three days. The suspension has been served by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa. The MPs include Francis Zaake of Mityana Municipality, Mukono Municipality’s Betty Nambooze Bakireke, Joyce Bagala of Mityana district, Derrick Nyeko representing Makindye East and […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, on Thursday referred the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake of National Unity Platform (NUP) to the Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee over misconduct This is the second time Zaake has been referred to the disciplinary committee. Zaake’s troubles originated from an October 9, 2023 video clip in […]