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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have been advised to work from their constituencies during the two weeks of parliament lockdown. This comes after concerns raised by Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament-LOP indicating that the closure has left MPs stranded. Parliament last week announced that …

Who is a moral candidate for parliament: the candidate who promises electricity or one who distributes cash to voters? THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Someone sent a quote allegedly from a one “Prof.” PLO Lumumba to an internet chatgroup I belong to. Lumumba seems to have run …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty two ministers have today taken the oath of allegiance and oath of a Member of Parliament to formalize their presence as ex-officio members. They were appointed to Cabinet without being elected as Members of Parliament and as ex-officio members, they do not have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is set to close for two weeks starting Monday, June 28, 2021 as Uganda battles the second wave of COVID-19. This is according to a June 22, communication addressed to members of parliament by Henry Waiswa, the Deputy Clerk to Parliament in charge of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is working from home and not ill. On Monday, social media was awash with stories that Oulanyah was critically ill and was due to be airlifted for treatment abroad. According to Parliament’s Director of Communication and Public Affairs Chris …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is operating from the East Committee Room of Parliament as he awaits finalization of the organization of the Speakers office on the sixth floor of Parliament. The office of the Speaker has been occupied for the past 10-years …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has said the gun used in the attack of Gen Wamala Katumba early this week has been identified as the same used in the murder of Maj. Sheikh Mohammed Kiggundu, 52 in 2016. (CLICK to read Kiggundu murder details) He also …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has urged the Members of the 11th Parliament to conduct business with dignity and respect for each other. Oulanyah told legislators attending their induction on the Rules of Procedure that their conduct in and outside Parliament has a bearing on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has warned members of Parliament against removing their masks while speaking on the floor of the house. Dr. Aceng, the Lira City Woman MP was speaking today at the briefing of members of the 11th Parliament. While …

Dodoma, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | MP Condester Michael Sichlwe, 31 was thrown out of Tanzania’s parliament Tuesday, wearing ‘tight-fitting trousers’, referred to locally as ‘suruali iliyombana’. After another CCM party MP Hussein Amar sought guidance on the dressing code, Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai threw her out for wearing ‘non-parliamentary …