Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Central Bank Deputy Governor Dr Michael Atingo-Ego will be vetted through teleconferencing following his inability to travel back to Uganda from the United States of America. Dr Atingi-Ego is among the several government appointees who are set to appear before the Appointments …
Read More »Kadaga, Katureebe advised Museveni to declare a state of emergency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told Parliament that she and the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe asked the President to declare a State of Emergency. A state of emergency is a condition of national danger whereby any government suspends normal constitutional procedures to …
Read More »Shock in parliament as security gets more money for corona virus fight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has proposed to allocate the security sector more money compared to the Health Sector as it seeks Shillings 284 billion in supplementary funding to deal with the Corona virus pandemic. Although the Finance Ministry is seeking Shillings 284 billion to mitigate the corona virus …
Read More »Parliament demands answers on conduct of LDUs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has demanded answers from government following acts of brutality by Local Defence Unit. Last week, President Museveni banned public transport and markets. The police and LDU personnel who were deployed to enforce the directive were accused of beating …
Read More »Lockdown: Parliament demands registration of all mothers due for delivery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga wants government to devise means of registering all mothers who are due for delivery. This stems from a ban on both public and private means of transport as part of the control measures against the spread of the …
Read More »Kadaga wants action taken against police officers who shot student
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga wants action taken against police officers who shot a student. Lowena Rachael Nankya, a student of Lugazi Mixed School was hit by a rubber bullet shot by anti-riot police during a joint operation with Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Law …
Read More »Govt tables UGX 200Bn supplementary budget request
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled a supplementary budget request of Shillings 201 billion in parliamentary approval. The money is meant to fund wage shortfalls under various central and local government votes. David Bahati, the Minister of State for Planning tabled the request before parliament. A huge …
Read More »Parliament calls for audit of police, prisons facilities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has tasked the House Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs to carry out an audit of police stations and prisons across the country. Kadaga’s directive followed a heated debate by Members of Parliament concerning the poor state of cell …
Read More »Kadaga summons Finance Minister over Uganda-South Sudan traders compensation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to explain the approved compensation of Ugandan traders who made losses in South Sudan. While delivering her communication to MPs on Wednesday, Kadaga noted that she had received a complaint from …
Read More »‘Uganda to produce coronavirus sanitizer’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told Parliament that a Ugandan-made spray which instantly kills viruses, including coronavirus, will soon be on the market. According to information from parliament, what she described as an invention is however not a coronavirus treatment or cure, …
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