THIS WEEK: MPs visit sugar factory after Lugazi leaders’ petition Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of parliament attached to the Natural Resources Committee have visited Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) factory in Lugazi Municipality following a petition by local leaders that the area is suffering from foul …
Read More »Parliamentary Defence committee sitting turns chaotic over Kitata
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A committee meeting between the Uganda Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Intenal affairs and officials from the Ministry of Defence turned chaotic on Tuesday after Members of Parliament MPs questioned the involvement of the army in police work. Trouble started when the shadow minister of …
Read More »Museveni contributes Sh20 million to Toroma Women SACCO
Toroma, Katakwi | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has contributed Sh20 million to the Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO) of women in Toroma County, Katakwi district of Teso Sub-Region. The President’s donation was made during the victory thanksgiving ceremony for the Katakwi district NRM woman Member of …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Lawyers seek annulment of age limit law
THIS WEEK: Lawyers seek annulment of age limit law Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers under their umbrella – Uganda Law Society on Jan.15 petitioned Court challenging the constitutionality of the recently passed constitutional amendments where presidential age limits were removed from the constitution and the term of office of …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Suspended MPs to petition constitutional court
THIS WEEK: Suspended MPs to petition constitutional court Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Erias Lukwago, the lawyer of the six suspended members of parliament – Gerald Karuhanga of Ntungamo municipality, Ibrahim Semujju Nganda of Kiira municipality, Jonathan Odur of Erute County, Mubarak Munyagwa of Kawempe South, Allan Ssewanyana of …
Read More »THIS WEEK: MPs seek security over age limit law
THIS WEEK: MPs seek security over age limit law Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs who voted for the passing of the age limit law in December 2017 have requested for guards from Police after they claimed they received threats from unknown people over how they voted. An unspecified …
Read More »YEAR ENDER REVIEW: Perfect year-end gift for MPs, Museveni
YEAR IN REVIEW: December 2017 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oct.03: That is when Raphael Magyezi, the Igara West MP, finally tabled the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2017, that sought among other issues, to scrap from the Constitution Article 102 (b). The article barred anyone aged below 35 and above …
Read More »Why suspended MPs dragged Kadaga to Court
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The six suspended MPs have petitioned the Kampala High Court Civil Division seeking to quash the decision of the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to stop them from participating in the ongoing debate intended to ammend the constitution. They want the Court to compel Kadaga …
Read More »LIVE: What the MPs are saying in the Age Limit debate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After another dramatic morning in which today’s parliament session was briefly suspended over claims soldiers were camped at the Catholic and Anglican prayer places, MPs started contributing to the debate on the Constitution Amendment Bill (No2) of 2017. When the plenary resumed after Speaker Rebecca …
Read More »THIS WEEK: MPs call for merging of ministries, departments
THIS WEEK: MPs call for merging of ministries, departments Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of members of parliament are considering tabling a private members bill to scrap some ministries, government departments and agencies that are not working or duplicating work of other state agencies. Bukooli Central legislator Solomon …
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