Category: Politics
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MPs want explanation on persistent power outage
Parliament has asked the Minister of Energy and Mineral development to present a comprehensive statement on persistent power outage in the country. There has been persistent power outage in the country with a nationwide blackout experienced on the night of Wednesday, 30 November 2022. Different parts of Kampala experienced blackouts the following day. Rising on…
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Minister Amongi accorded Peace Award
Kampala, 16 th November 2022– The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development,Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom, has today been honored with a Peace Award in recognition of herexemplary tolerant and reconciliatory approach to performing national duties.Amongi, who is also the Member of Parliament for Oyam South constituency, was celebrated forbeing peaceful and understanding in the…
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Cosase clamps down on extortionate weigh-bridge officials
By Our Reporter Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts, Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has tasked the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to investigate its weigh-bridge officials involved in corruption, saying they run a cartel. In day three of Cosase’s probe into UNRA, Committee Chairperson, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has tasked the roads agency with…
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Parliament starts probe into UNRA audit queries
By Our Reporter The Committee on Public Accounts – Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has commenced inquiries into audit queries on the Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra), with virements and reallocation of employee costs. First was on a reallocation of Shs58 billion as virements- the permission given to accounting officers under the Public…
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MPs want drinking hours regulated
Tororo District Woman Representative, Hon. Sarah Opendi will introduce the Alcohol Control Bill that seeks to regulate drinking. The Private Member’s Bill seeks to repeal the current legislation that includes, the Liquor Act, the Portable Spirit Act, and the Enguli (Manufacturing and Licensing) Act, all enacted in the 1960s which have become obsolete to address…
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Matter of National importance in the House
Rt. Hon. Speaker, in February, the Electoral Commission issued a road map detailing the various activities to be conducted under the program for elections of Women Councils and Committees from the Village to the National level However, the EC says whereas they had a budget 35.6 billion shillings to conduct the entire exercise only 15.6…
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MPs cast doubt on ROKO’s capacity to complete Mulago renovation
By Our Reporter The Health Committee of Parliament chaired by Koboko Municipality MP Dr Charles Ayume has cast doubt on the efficiency of ROKO Construction Company to complete the renovation works at Mulago since they are engaged in constructing many other buildings in the country, Trumpet Need reports. The MPs said that when they visited…
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LOP Mpuuga demands report on police attacks
By Denis Okot The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga has demanded for a comprehensive report on the killing of police officers at Busiika Police Station on Sunday, 30 October 2022. Unknown assailants shot and killed Police officers, Alex Wagaluka, the in-charge of Busiika’s Criminal Investigations Department – CID, and police constable, Moses Ongol. The…
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Gender programmes not consumptive – Zimbabwean MPs
Kampala – Programmes related to gender and social development should never be looked at as being consumptive in nature during the budgeting process, Members of Parliament from Zimbabwe have cautioned. “The picture is not that different back home. The budgets for gender programmes are meager because the issues are considered consumptive, which is very wrong…
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Speaker wants IGG to tackle corruption in private sector
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Among wants the Inspectorate of Government (IG) to be given mandate to investigate corruption in the private sector. Among said this on Thursday, 20 October 2022 while receiving an annual report from the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Beti Kamya. The Constitution under Chapter 13, Article 225 gives…