Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament under the Uganda Woman Parliamentary Association –UWOPA have appealed to women appointed to cabinet positions to champion the fight against corruption. Led by association chairperson, Pamela Kamugo who is the Budaka Woman MP, UWOPA members addressed journalists at Parliament shortly after the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Female legislators have called for increased funding to the Uganda Communications Commission in order to reduce the digital divide in the proposed virtual campaigns. The legislators under their umbrella group the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) observed that UCC needs to support voters and …
Read More »UWOPA wants gov’t to freeze interest on loans acquired by informal sector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women Members of Parliament have demanded that the government freezes interest on loans acquired by people in the informal sector. The legislators under their umbrella group the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) on Tuesday tabled demands for the government to consider. “As the government …
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