Tag Archives: Rebecca Kadaga

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have held prayers for the Omoro County MP Jacob Oulanyah ahead of his contest for the position of Speaker of Parliament. Oulanyah who handed over the Deputy Speaker’s office on Wednesday seeks to unseat Kamuli Woman MP Rebecca Kadaga. On …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kamuli Woman MP Rebecca Kadaga will have to convince the Central Executive Committee of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party to consider her as a candidate if she is to bounce back as the speaker of the 11th parliament. But according to interviews with a number …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement-NRM Electoral Commission has said independent Members of Parliament although leaning towards the party, will not be taking part in choosing the flag bearer for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament.  Speaking on Tuesday at the Commission’s headquarters along Kyadondo Road in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President is yet to consider names for the appointment of the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) and two Commission members. The Deputy Attorney General, Jackson Kafuuzi, told a Parliament sitting on Monday, 10 May 2021, that the Minister for Justice and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The tenth parliament officially ended its business last night concluding a journey that started five years ago. But as they walk out, a number of them say that their term of office was a roller-coaster, punctuated with attacks, safety challenges and a virus that almost …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Attorney General will advise on how the Government will proceed with its business following the expiry of the ministers’ tenure.  This is according to the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet John Mitala.    In her communication to the MPs during Tuesday’s plenary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The 10th Parliament has come to an end with the approval of five loans worth 4.8 trillion shillings in a few days. Parliament’s five-year term concludes today, Tuesday  the 11th of May 2021 according to the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. On Monday, Parliament approved two loans …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A letter written by Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda about the dates for the election of the new Speaker of Parliament was unnecessary, according to the current Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. The Clerk to Parliament last week released the swearing-in program of the MPs to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has commended Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA), for standing up to the executive and moving with the gender-related bills that have been passed. Kadaga was speaking at the awards ceremony at Parliament where UWOPA celebrated members for their role in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected a report on the status of land on the former Nakawa-Naguru housing estate. The report by the Committee on Physical Infrastructure found that the Uganda Lands Commission (ULC) has allocated over 50 acres of land to private persons as opposed to a sole …