Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1000 junior and senior police officers will be promoted in the last quarter of this fiscal year after nearly five years without holding any promotional exercise. According to sources, the Police Advisory Committee –PAC Chaired by the Inspector General of Police –IGP, Martin …
Read More »Speaker asks MPs to reconsider travel abroad to tame COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has advised Members of Parliament to reconsider travels abroad as the world battles the worst Coronavirus -COVID-19. Kadaga made the caution upon the cancellation of the 142nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting that had been scheduled to take place between …
Read More »Parliament tasks Health Ministry on Uganda-France week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament want the planned Uganda-France friendship week 2020 cancelled amid the spread of coronavirus. The annual event entering its fifth year is scheduled to run from 22nd to 28th March attracting football stars from abroad and other dignitaries. Among …
Read More »Uganda Motor Industry Association seeks to edge SGS out of vehicle inspection
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Motor Industry Association which brings together vehicle importers has petitioned parliament to give them the contract for motor vehicle inspection. Government contracted SGS or SGS-Societe Generale De Surveillance, a Swiss firm in 2015 to conduct the mandatory vehicle inspection. However, Government has …
Read More »Poor electricity supply in west nile a national scandal – Kadaga
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has said the issue of poor power supply in W. Nile is a national scandal that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. Kadaga was greeted by cries of power blackout in Arua town on Friday …
Read More »Corona Virus: UN scales-down women meeting to one day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will be represented by its permanent Representative in United Nations at the Gender meeting in New York following the cancellation of the two-week long annual Commission on the Status of Women because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) scare. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga communicated …
Read More »Kadaga wants Auditor General to audit police SACCO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga wants the Auditor General to audit the accounts of the Police Exodus SACCO. The Police SACCO with a 4.8 billion shillings share capital and membership of 32,800 members has been marred with controversies in recent months. Members are not …
Read More »Form skill-based business partnerships – Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has appealed to women equipped with various vocational skills to form complimentary business partnerships. Kadaga said that women with different skills in hairdressing, decorating, catering and tailoring can come together to form businesses that offer events services so that they …
Read More »Kadaga, Jordan ambassador discuss strengthening of bilateral ties
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and the Ambassador of Hasmite Kingdom of Jordan Suleiman Arabiat today discussed means of boosting bilateral ties between the two Parliaments. In the discussions held at the Speaker’s office, the two discussed how to further technical and parliamentary cooperation …
Read More »Don’t kill your SACCO, Kadaga tells muslim journalists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has advised Muslim journalists to increase savings and invest wisely so that their Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization-SACCO does not collapse. Kadaga made the statement while launching the Muslim Journalists Taqaddum Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Ltd on Friday. …
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