Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked President Yoweri Museveni to ensure payment of Ugandan traders who supplied goods and services to the government of South Sudan. Kadaga told President Museveni that despite an agreed payment of US Dollars 41.6 million by the …
Read More »Parliament expunges 10bn displeasure motion against Oulanyah
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has expunged from its record a displeasure motion against the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah. The motion was passed at the height of controversies on the allocation of 10 billion Shillings that was given to the institution for interventions to control the spread of coronavirus …
Read More »Parliament passes bill to regulate mobile money transactions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a Bill providing for supervision and oversight of mobile money transactions. This approval followed the adoption of Parliament’s Finance Committee report in a plenary sitting chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. The approved legislation, the National Payment Systems Bill, 2019 is envisaged to provide a …
Read More »Kadaga cautions against rushing motions amidst forgery reports
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked Members of Parliament to adhere to guidelines on presentation of motions before the House to avoid repercussions. She made reference to a section of legislators who have petitioned her office disowning a motion authored by Samia-Bugwe North …
Read More »MPs want curfew time adjusted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has observed a need to adjust the night time curfew time which currently starts at 7:00 pm to ensure that Ugandans are not caught on the wrong side of the law. The night time curfew has been running …
Read More »Eddie Kenzo petitions Parliament for evacuation from Ivory Coast
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Singer Edirisa Musuuza also known as Eddie Kenzo has petitioned Parliament seeking government’s intervention to have him evacuated from Ivory Coast. Kenzo has been held up for the last two months due to the closure of borders occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenzo left …
Read More »Parliament approves UGX 33Bn supplementary budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Tuesday approved a supplementary budget of 33 Billion Shillings for the current financial year 2019/2020. The budget will cater for maintenance of several Kampala Capital City roads, interventions for street children and others. The funds were approved during a plenary session chaired by …
Read More »Lockdown affects supervision of buildings under construction
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works is unable to effectively enforce standards and quality of ongoing constructions due to the lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of COVID-19. This is according to the State Minister for works Joy Kabatsi in a statement presented to Parliament on Thursday. In …
Read More »Donations to National COVID-19 fund valued at UGX 28 Billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National COVID-19 Fund has received donations worth 28 billion Shillings since its establishment in response to the needs occasioned by an outbreak of coronavirus disease. The donations include cash, assorted food items, medical supplies, vehicles and other non-food items. According to a report presented …
Read More »MPs want Ugandans held in DRC prisons extradited
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked the government to negotiate the extradition of Ugandans stuck in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prisons following the outbreak of coronavirus. According to reports from DRC, 41 cases of COVID-19 have been detected while five people have died in …
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