Tag Archives: Rebecca Kadaga

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Poultry Farmers Association on Tuesday petitioned the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs imploring it to intervene in the prolonged ban on importation of eggs by neighboring Kenya. They delivered the petition to Rebecca Kadaga, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of Ministers has agreed to consider French as a third official language to be used within the East African Community after English and Kiswahili. The decision was made under Article 137 of the proposed Amendment of the official languages of the Community during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The interview for several East African Community Secretariat jobs that was planned to commence from 18th October until 2nd November has been postponed due to lack of quorum. The secretariat early this year advertised over 50 jobs attracting more than 15,000 applications. However, there have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige has directed suspension of expenditure of funds from the account of the Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga Institute of Parliamentary Studies (RAKIPS), citing irregularities and illegalities in the management of funds. The directive is carried in his letter dated 24th September …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has given South Sudan a one-month ultimatum to waive visa fees for Ugandan nationals seeking to enter the country. This follows Uganda’s decision to waive visa fees for South Sudanese entering Uganda which will take effect on October 1. Speaking to the media, the …

Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has finalized plans to construct a 135 billion Shillings sugar processing factory in Luuka district. Uganda Development Cooperation-UDC will supervise the implementation of the construction works through direct financing from the Ministry of Finance. The plant whose construction works are expected …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Vice President for Eastern Uganda, Proscovia Salaamu Musumba has withdrawn the election petition filed against Kamuli woman MP Rebecca Kadaga. Musumba had filed the petition before the High Court in Jinja faulting both Kadaga and Electoral Commission for allegedly orchestrating …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairpersons of Parliament’s Accountability Committees are seeking to rescind an earlier decision of Parliament to approve pending reports by the Auditor General without the scrutiny of the House. On 30th June 2020, the tenth Parliament in a sitting chaired by former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s East African Community Affairs Minister Rebecca Kadaga has advised EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki to use ‘shuttle diplomacy’ to see member states remit their annual financial contributions. This, Kadaga said will be more effective than waiting at the Secretariat for members to bring the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has awarded Rebecca Kadaga for her service during her tenure as Speaker. Jane Kibirige, the Clerk to Parliament presented the award to Kadaga on Thursday on behalf of the House administration. The event took place in Kadaga’s new office as Kamuli Woman MP at …