Category: Parliament
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Victory School of Beauty MD Kasibante announces bid for Busujju MP seat
Kasibante as expected will contest for the NRM primaries before facing off with the incumbent Lukyamuzi.
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Parliament appoints Classified Committee to investigate digital number plates
The mandate by the Committee on Physical Infrastructure investigating the proposal to introduce digital number plates has been reassigned to a Classified Committee of the House. Communicated by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 11 October 2023, the assignment is in line with section 24(2) of the Public Finance Management Act,…
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Ssemujju axed as FDC party whip as Nsibambi takes over
Parliament has acknowledged the appointment of Mawokota County South MP, Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi, as the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party Whip in Parliament, He replaces Kiira Municipality MP, Hon. Ibrahim Nganda Ssemujju who was not in the House. The decision comes after a section of FDC MPs led by Buhweju County MP, Hon. Francis…
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D/S Tayebwa rejects proposal to give contraceptives to 15 year girls
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has criticised a proposal by the Ministry of Health to lower the eligibility age for contraceptives, saying it is a form of legitimising defilement. Tayebwa was responding to a matter raised by Hon. Lucy Akello (FDC, Amuru District Woman Representative), who complained about a story in the Daily Monitor newspaper…
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Finance minister set to release Shs3bn for Youth Council
Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija, has yielded to a Parliament request to finance the Shs3 billion budget of the National Youth Council. Kasaija made the commitment during the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 10 October 2023 as he was responding to an earlier statement by the Minister of Gender, Labour and…
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MPs frustrated by delayed electricity connections
Members of Parliament have expressed frustration over continued delays in electricity connections despite the prerequisite infrastructure in their constituencies. The legislators expressed their dissatisfaction after the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa, presented to the House, a statement on the status of electricity/power sub-sector during plenary on Tuesday, 10 October 2023 and…
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Parliament clears US$556 million World Bank loan for Greater Kampala
The programme will further be facilitated by a loan worth US$42.66 million (Shs156.4 billion) from Agence Francaise de Development (AFD).
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MP Basalirwa blasts US for banning speaker Among
“Your have your right not to allow us in you your country, but do not be selective” the MP who was seen talking to journalist has called upon the US government to cancel every MPs visa to the US except two MPs who did not agree to the passing of the LGBTQ law. This he…
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Museveni SIGNS Anti-homo bill into law
The law provides for a three year imprisonment for a child convicted of the act of homosexuality which is in line with section 94(1) (g) of the Children Act, Cap 120.