Tag Archives: Opposition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition in Parliament will on Thursday front a candidate for the speakership race. This follows a Shadow Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday in which Bugiri Municipality MP, Asuman Basalirwa expressed his interest in the position. Different political parties are currently going through a process …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Opposition have questioned the manner in which the Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake was removed from the Parliamentary Commission. On Thursday, the House needed 265 MPs to vote in favour of the motion seeking to remove Zaake from the Parliamentary Commission. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Desirous of having a team that can influence business on the Floor of the House, the Leader of the Opposition (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga is rolling out trainings intended to improve the capacity of Opposition Members of Parliament to exercise their oversight role better. The first training …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow cabinet members have been urged to take interest and understand key government programmes if they are to question and interrogate their efficiency and sustainability. Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of the Opposition made the call in an address to the shadow cabinet attending a retreat …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The censure motion against security minister, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi has collapsed with only 88 MPs out of the required 176 signing the motion. The Opposition sought to censure the minister for allegedly abdicating responsibility in the face of torture of Ugandans by security officers, detention …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The acting Leader of Opposition, Muwanga Kivumbi has revealed plans to publish names of Members of Parliament who have so far signed on a motion seeking to censure the Minister of Security, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi for allegedly abdicating responsibility in the face of torture …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition in Parliament has launched a complaints book for constituents to register cases of missing persons, torture and other acts of human rights violation. Launched at a press conference on Thursday, 10 February 2022 by the Leader of the Opposition Mathias Mpuuga, accompanied by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Opposition political party leaders have tasked their legislators in Parliament to embrace unity. They say that this will enable them to achieve their common goal of changing the leadership of the country. The call was made by Gen. Mugisha Muntu, the President …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi Parliamentary Group have explained why they attended the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 09 February 2022 against an Opposition decision to boycott. The MPs led by their chairperson and Kilak North MP, Anthony Akol said that they had key issues of their constituencies that needed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Opposition legislators from Acholi sub-region have defied the ongoing plenary boycott by their colleagues and attended the House sitting. Led by Leader of Opposition-LOP Mathias Mpuuga, members from different Opposition political parties on Thursday last week walked out of parliament in protest …