Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is no law that allows a parliamentary committee to discipline legislators for their conduct outside the precincts of the house. This is part of the arguments raised by the lawyers of Francis Zaake, the embattled Mityana municipality member of parliament in their submission to …
Read More »Parliament sets up ad hoc committee to investigate Nakawa-Naguru land row
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has set up an Adhoc committee to inquire into the Nakawa-Naguru land row. The nine-member team is led by Kazo County MP, Dan Atwijukire Kimosho. The other members are Amolatar Woman MP Agnes Atim Apea, Kilak North MP …
Read More »Zaake, lawyers question jurisdiction of House Rules Committee
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake has through his lawyers questioned the jurisdiction of the ongoing probe into his conduct. This is in line with the investigations by the Rules, Privileges and Discipline committee into Zaake’s alleged misconduct and use of unparliamentary language on …
Read More »Deputy Speaker extends financial support to jailed MPs wives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, has extended financial support to the wives of incarcerated Members of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana. Ssewanyana, Makindye Division West MP and Ssegirinya, Kawempe Division North MP have been on remand since September 2021 over charges of murder …
Read More »Mapenduzi’s involvement in Zaake probe is huge concern: LOP Mpuuga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of Opposition says that the involvement of Bardege-Layibi Division MP, Martin Ojara Mapenduzi in the ongoing probe into the conduct of Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake is of huge concern. Since the beginning of the 11th Parliament, Mapenduzi, an independent legislator …
Read More »MPs secretly append signatures to censure MP Zaake
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament mainly from the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party are secretly signing a motion seeking to drop Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake from the Parliamentary Commission. Sources indicate that more than 200 legislators have already appended signatures on the document that is reportedly …
Read More »Speaker Oulanyah on path to recovery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah, is responding well to treatment, Deputy Speaker Anita Among has said. During the House sitting on Thursday, 17 February 2022, Among said the Speaker is recovering well and that he has spoken with a number of legislators. “Rt Hon. …
Read More »How unanswered phone calls tipped off Oulanyah’s deputy, friends about his illness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah had spent three days without eating when he was evacuated from his home to Mulago National Referral Hospital and eventually out of the country, URN has learnt. The Deputy Speaker Anita Among and Oulanyah’s close friends intervened when he …
Read More »New law moots 7 year prison sentence for evicting spouse, lineal descendant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons who evict or attempt to evict surviving spouses, lineal or dependent relatives entitled to occupy residential holding will be imprisoned for 7 years or fined 3.3 million Shillings. This is under the Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that was passed by Parliament on Tuesday afternoon …
Read More »Parliament to investigate human rights violations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Anita Among has directed the Committee on Human Rights to investigate the alleged human rights violations by security operatives. On 03 February 2022, Opposition Members of Parliament led by the Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga walked out of Parliament protesting what they …
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