THIS WEEK: MPs refuse Age limit consultation cash Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After Speaker Rebecca Kadaga asked MPs to consult with their voters, the parliamentary commission is said to be planning to facilitate each MP with Shs20million to fund their activities in the constituencies about the tabled constitutional …
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THIS WEEK: Born again Christians hold prayers inside parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a move to cleanse parliament of the recent brawl that left some legislators injured, speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga on Oct.06 hosted a team of born again Christians led by Apostle Juliet Oyet …
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Speaker Kadaga urges Ugandans to add value to agricultural products and exploit the available market in UAE Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has urged Ugandan producers and exporters to embrace value addition if they are to penetrate international markets. Kadaga was speaking at the …
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Why Besigye’s army of rage is defeating Museveni Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | When about five security officers from President Yoweri Museveni’s protection force, the Special Forces Command (SFC) first pounced to evict Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine from parliament on Sept.27, he was ready for them. He …
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NGO Forum report punches holes in first session performance of current parliament Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | September 27, 2017 will go down in history of Uganda’s parliament. It marked the climax of three days of `legislative violence’ when MPs brawled over a decision by the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Igara West Member of Parliament Raphael Magyezi Tuesday tabled the controversial Constitution Amendment Bill 2017 for first reading as he seeks to remove the presidential age limit that is currently capped at 75 among other things. The draft bill would provide for the time within …
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#AGELIMIT: The 4 fights frustrating Museveni Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Finally, there was a proper fist fight in parliament on Sept.26 over lifting the 75-year constitutional age limit to allow President Yoweri Museveni to contest again in 2021. He will officially be 77 years old by then and …
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What is the country losing by focusing on it? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Is the ongoing debate on Article 102 (b) of the Constitution to lift the Presidential age limit the most important issue MPs and the government should be focusing on? Are there no other biting socio-economic …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| Uganda’s Parliament has hailed Speaker Rebecca Kadaga for her wisdom and firm stand in handling the House this week. A day after a brawl left many parts of the House damaged, State Minister for Urban development Isaac Musumba moved an Appreciation Motion thanking Kadaga for …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s parliament on Wednesday took the first step towards scrapping the presidential age limit that would allow long-standing ruler Yoweri Museveni to stay in power. Tempers frayed for a second day over a plan, backed by members of President Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, …
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