Former staff of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) have petitioned Parliament over what they say were irregularities in recruitment during the transfer of agency to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development.The former staff presented their petition to the Committee on Environment and…
The Minister for Presidency, Hon. Milly Babalanda has defended her decision to have former board members of the Uganda Printing and Publishing Company (UPPC) interdicted.Appearing before the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) on Tuesday, 28 March 2023,…
Members of the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs have called for halting of the implementation of the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras until a thorough review of the multibillion project has been conducted.This proposal following the presentation of a Shs26 billion supplementary…
A monthly activity to track the health of Members of Parliament and staff has been launched, with the intention to curb the sporadic rise of non-communicable diseases.Led by Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Representative, Col Victor Nekesa, the monthly activities will keep track of MPs’ health and…
A shift from the current “winner-takes-it-all” system to proportional representation is part of the Opposition’s proposed package for constitutional and electoral reforms.According to the Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Parliament, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, the Opposition in its planned Bill to amend the…
Members of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) have urged government to address domestic arrears in the 2023/ 2024 financial year.The civil society group led by their economist, Patrick Rubangakene was on Monday, 27 March 2023 presenting their position on the Ministerial Policy…
Delay of maintenance of the Kampala-Jinja highway has irked lawmakers, who have now questioned the competence of Energo Projekt, a company contracted by government to undertake civil works.Parliament approved a budget of Shs82 billion for Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to supervise…
Speaker Anita Among has said government will not allow a small group of people to ‘poison our morals’.Speaking at celebrations to mark 121 years of Namilyango College in Mukono District on Sunday, 26 March 2023, Among said the recent spike in activities related to homosexuality present a threat,…
Parliament has held a special sitting in memory of former Jacob Oulanyah, who passed away on 20 March 2022 in the United States of America (USA).The sitting was presided by the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa and attended by Speaker Anita Among Thursday, 23 March 2023.The Deputy Speaker called on…