Tag: Parliament
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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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Speaker Amongi speaks out on MP salaries, Museveni row
By Our Reporter Speaker Anita Among has refuted media reports that legislators plan to increase their salaries. The Monitor newspaper recently reported that President Museveni rejected a proposal by Members of Parliament to have their pay and pension contribution increased. The article alleged that in a 13 October letter to Speaker Anita Among, Museveni declined…
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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…
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Parliament vets Simeo Nsubuga, others for UHRC jobs
By Our Reporter The Parliament’s Committee on Appointments has today vetted presidential nominees on the Uganda Human Rights Commission. The appointees who included former MP Hon. Simeo Nsubuga were appointed by President Yoweri Museveni last week. The vetting was chaired by the deputy speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa. “I chaired Parliament’s Committee on…
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Deputy Speaker summons Premier, Ministers over human rights violations
By Our Reporter The Deputy Speaker, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, has summoned the Prime Minister and party leaders in the House to discuss and try to resolve the unending allegations of human rights violations in the country. The meeting scheduled for Friday, will also involve the Ministers for Security and Internal Affairs, the Leader of the…
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Deputy Speaker Tayebwa wants anti-malaria supplies manufactured in Uganda
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has asked the private sector in Uganda to invest in manufacturing of anti-malarial products from within the country as a way of creating a more resilient fight against the disease that has persistently ravaged communities. Whereas the national prevalence based on malaria survey stands at 9 percent in the west Nile…
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Speaker donates Shs50 million for Buyende maternity ward
Speaker Anita Among has donated Shs50 million to support the completion of a maternity ward in Kagulu-Igwaya trading centre in Buyende District. Among handed over the money to Prossy Mpindi, the founder of Maliya Foundation Health Care Centre, a private charity organization that is running a health facility to provide highly subsidized treatment to the…
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Shock as Uganda Airlines CEO fails to present academic papers
The Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise (COSASE) has embarked on a process of evaluating the curriculum vitae and qualifications of Uganda Airlines’ top management. This followed the failure of the airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jenifer Bamuturaki to present her academic papers before the committee chaired by Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi on Thursday,…