Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has allowed Members of Parliament to spend the money that was wired to their accounts to enable them to participate in activities aimed at containing coronavirus disease- COVID-19. The parliamentary commission received an allocation of 10 billion Shillings …
Read More »Kadaga seeks Attorney General’s guidance on COVID-19 funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the Attorney General William Byaruhanga to guide parliament on a court order stopping the disbursement of sh10 billion allocated to the legislature for activities aimed at containing Coronavirus- COVID-19. The court order against the Parliamentary Commission …
Read More »Technical glitches mar parliament debate on excise duty bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A move by parliament to receive submissions from a section of legislators via video conferencing was on Tuesday afternoon interrupted by technical glitches prompting a halt of their submissions on the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Parliament has since last week reduced the number of …
Read More »Rules Committee tasked to pave way for virtual parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee to commence a process of amending the rules of procedure to help them proceed to a virtual parliament amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kadaga made the instruction yesterday stating that operations of …
Read More »Arua district lacks drivers for ambulances donated by MP Osoru
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The six ambulances that were donated to Arua district by the Woman MP Moureen Osoru have no drivers, the district LC 5 Vice chairman Boniface Alioni has revealed. Alioni was clarifying to why the district failed to send an ambulance to pick the a patient …
Read More »Health minister summoned over delayed payment of COVID-19 health personnel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng to explain the delayed payment of 300 frontline health personnel deployed to fight coronavirus Disease. Kadaga’s directive followed a query by Buhweju County MP Francis Mwijukye who cited the …
Read More »Speaker commends frontline health workers in coronavirus fight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has this afternoon commended the health workers who are at the frontline in the fight against coronavirus COVID-19. While delivering her communication to MPs in the plenary session, Kadaga commended the health workers on the progress so far made …
Read More »Speaker issues new stringent measures, declines to close parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has issued new measures to guide the conduct of sittings in Parliament during the coronavirus lockdown. She says that the measures are in line with those put in place by the government. Kadaga says that with effect from …
Read More »Parliament rejects Byabashaija’s reappointment as Uganda Prisons boss
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Appointments Committee has rejected the re-appointment of Dr Johnson Byabashaija as the Commissioner-General of the Uganda Prisons Service on the basis of old age. The same committee also rejected the appointment of James Mwanje, as his deputy, on the same grounds. Both Byabashaija …
Read More »Parliament approves new Deputy Governor Dr. Atingi-Ego
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Appointment Committee has approved the appointment of Dr Michael Atingi-Ego as new Central Bank Deputy Governor. Dr Atingi-Ego’s vetting process was conducted via teleconferencing by the committee chaired by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga. Parliament embraced technology in an unprecedented move to interface …
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