Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have described South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela Mandela as a fighter for justice and equality who played a big role in ending racial descrimination and restoring democracy. This was during a debate on a motion to pay tribute to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Government has finalized the drafting of a new bill aimed at regulating Human Resource practitioners and putting in place new measures to professionalize the human resource industry and protecting it from errant officers. This was revealed by the outgoing president of The Human Resource …
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Museveni’s Rip Van Winkle MPs who sleeping and wake up to vote undermine democracy COMMENT | MWAMBUTSYA NDEBESA | I am sure most readers are familiar with a popular short story about escapist fantasy of a one Rip Van Winkle who instead of facing challenges of his home and solve them, …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has supported the proposed reforms to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, a constituent organization of the Commonwealth. At the Association’s Executive Committee meeting in Mauritius, the Speaker said the reforms are long overdue and should be urgently implemented. “At the moment, the Commonwealth …
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THIS WEEK: Parliament probes Kadaga, Namuganza feud Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah on Mar.15 ordered the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline to investigate the cause of fights between Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and Minister Persis Namuganza. Oulanyah said the committee has to find …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Two out of three Court of Appeal Justices Alfonse Owinyi Ddolo the Deputy Chief Justice and Paul Mugamba have nullified the election of NRM’s Winfred Matsiko Komuhangi as Woman MP Rukungiri District, and declared her seat vacant. The two ordered the Electoral Commission to organise …
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Brussels, Belgium| THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, says it is practically impossible to have the opposition represented in the African, Caribbean and Pacific – European Union (ACP-EU) joint parliamentary assembly. Oulanyah who is leading Uganda’s delegation to the 49th ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly in Brussels, Belgium …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Parliamentary health committee has directed an immediate stop in Hepatitis B vaccination by private health facilities. This after it emerged that there were fake Hepatitis B vaccines on the market with the National Drug Authority (NDA) impounding the counterfeit vaccines from hospitals in Kampala and …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A Ugandan Member of Parliament has apologized for comments in support of men beating their wives which sparked condemnation across the political spectrum. Onesimas Twinamasiko, the Bugangaizi East Mp from the western region district of Kakumiro Wednesday made a groveling apology in a personal statement …
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Kadaga directs Obote Committee to Investigate Twinamasiko over wife beating comments Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Uganda’s parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has directed the Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee to investigate the conduct of Onesimus Twinamasiko, the Bugangaizi East County MP over his comments on domestic violence. A video …
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