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Tayebwa issues directive on Gulu University land

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called for the degazetting of part of Gulu Central Forest Reserve that government offered for expansion of Gulu University. Tayebwa expressed concern that land was offered to the university following a presidential directive in 2020 which has not been heeded…

Adopt e-recruitment in local governments - MPs

Legislators have urged government to consider replacing the current recruitment system in local governments with a digital system, as a response to the glaring allegations of corruption and bribery in district and city Service commissions.“The Ministry of Public Service should roll out e-…

Regional Sittings to become Part of Legislative Culture - Among

Regional parliamentary sittings will become part of the legislative culture of Parliament, Speaker Anita Among said.While chairing the second plenary session of the regional sitting at Kaunda Grounds, Gulu City on Thursday, 29 August 2024, Among said regional sittings will allow Members of…

MP Lumu Pushes for change in Leader of the Opposition’s selection process

Parliament has granted the Mityana County South MP, Hon. Richard Lumu, to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Administration of Parliament Amendment Bill, 2024.”The Bill among others, seeks to revise the selection of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament. The LoP, who is…

President to resolve compensation woes of Northern Uganda war claimants

President Yoweri Museveni has given the people of Northern Uganda reassurance that he will resolve the impasse in compensating war claimants in the region. “I will call a meeting and discuss with area Members of Parliament, Ministers and elders in the area. I heard that some of the money was…

Gulu City motion honours Museveni’s peace initiatives

Members of Parliament have paid tribute to President Yoweri Museveni, for his role in restoring peace and security in Northern Uganda and the country at large.While presenting a motion to pay tribute to the President on Thursday, 29 August 2024, Hon. Dan Atwijukire (NRM, Kazo County) observed that…

Transitional Justice Bill to reconcile turbulent past in Northern Uganda

In a historic move towards healing Uganda’s past wounds, Hon. Charles Onen, the Laroo - Pece Member of Parliament has introduced a private member's Bill seeking to establish a national transitional justice system. The motion was presented during the plenary sitting at the Kaunda Grounds in Gulu…

Cash crop strategy to boost agriculture in Northern Uganda

The State Minister for Northern Uganda, Hon. Kenneth Omona, has proposed that for the region to develop in the agricultural sector, they must have an agreed cash crop which people in the area can grow, to boost incomes.He said the failure to focus on a singular high value crop to invest in, is…

MPs to Govt: Finish works on Pakwach, Karuma bridges

Members of Parliament have called for expeditious completion of repairs at Karuma and Pakwach bridges, saying any delays may tantamount to deadly disasters.Legislators complained that the two old bridges are in critical condition with faulty and non-functional parts and that repair works have…

Gov’t Chief Whip applauds Speaker Among on regional sittings

The Government Chief Whip, Hon. Denis Hamson Obua has applauded the 11th Parliament for holding the first ever regional plenary sittings in Gulu City, Northern Uganda. Obua made the remarks during the plenary sitting at Kaunda grounds, Gulu City on Wednesday, 28 August 2024. He paid tribute to…

New law to regulate engineering professionals in the offing

A law that will regulate the operations of technologists and technicians, has been mooted for consideration by Parliament.The Bill was tabled by the State Minister for Works and Transport, Hon. Musa Ecweru during the first day of the regional plenary sittings in Gulu City on Wednesday, 28 August…

First regional Parliament sitting kicks off

The first regional parliament sitting has today, 28 August 2024 kicked off in Gulu City, Northern Uganda.Speaker Anita Among who is chairing the sitting, emphasised that the decision to hold parliamentary sittings in Uganda’s four traditional regions is aimed at bridging the gap between Parliament…

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