Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition legislators have criticized the leadership of parliament for postponing plenary sittings pending a debate on a proposed motion challenging a vote on the government’s decision to purchase shares in Roko Construction Limited. Parliament voted on the purchase of preference shares worth Shillings 202 billion …
Read More »Parliament plenary sittings to resume on Thursday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is set to resume its business on Thursday, two days after it was suspended following explosions at the IPS building, opposite Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, and the quarter guard at CPS Kampala on Tuesday. The Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige said that he had …
Read More »Parliament business suspended following city explosions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige has suspended today’s plenary following explosions at the IPS building opposite Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and the quarter guard at CPS Kampala this morning. “I have been directed by the Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker of Parliament to inform you …
Read More »Opposition MPs vow to boycott plenary until colleagues are released
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition legislators in parliament have vowed to shun plenary until the Kawempe North Member of parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya and his Makindye West counterpart, Allan Ssewanyana are released. The joint security task force re-arrested Ssegirinya on Monday this week shortly after his release from Kigo prison …
Read More »Catholic Bishops postpone annual plenary due to Covid-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catholic Bishops under Uganda Episcopal Conference have postponed their annual plenary due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has entered the second phase leading to a surge in infections in the country. The Uganda Episcopal Conference is the Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy in Uganda that …
Read More »Parliament spends over UGX 1 billion to hire tents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has spent over 1 billion shillings to hire two tents being used for plenary sessions due to covid-19 restrictions. In March last year, Parliament sittings were shifted from the main chambers to the parking lot to observe the COVID-19 standard operating procedures. The legislature has …
Read More »South Sudan traders compensation, Minister Kasaija skips plenary again
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has again skipped attendance of plenary sessions where he is meant to answer questions over delayed payment of South Sudan traders. Kasaija who appeared in Parliament at 11:00 am to meet with Kadaga and Isimba dam contractors was also …
Read More »Oulanyah suspends plenary until after Easter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has today suspended plenary sittings so that Sectoral committees can consider respective ministerial statements for the financial year 2019/2020. According to the Public Finance Management Act,2015, government should have submitted all ministerial policy statements by March 15th. However, most …
Read More »VIDEO: Bobi Wine attends first full plenary, finds proceedings too formal
VIDEO: Robert Kyagulanyi attends first full plenary session, finds proceedings too formal Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The new Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Wednesday attended plenary proceedings in Parliament for the first time. Kyagulanyi said this was a learning experience, the reason he did not contribute …
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