Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has dismissed recent statements that he feared handling the age limit debate and opted for foreign travel to escape responsibility. In a brief interview with journalists at Parliament, Deputy Speaker Oulanyah described statements made by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga as lies. He …
Read More »Ssemujju disappointed by opposition MPs support for Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kira municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has said that he’s very disappointed with opposition colleagues who publicly declared their support for Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga to continue serving as the speaker of parliament. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network-URN in a phone interview, Ssemujju who …
Read More »Statehouse facilities being misused to de-campaign me – Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The telephone installation of State House is being misused to meddle into the race for Speakership of the 11th parliament, the incumbent speaker of the 10th parliament has noted. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has named two government officials who she accuses of misusing the Statehouse switchboard …
Read More »MPs call for regional sessions as parliament marks 100 years of existence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have called for regional parliamentary session in a bid to close the gap between the Legislature and the electorate. This was during a debate on a motion for a resolution of Parliament to commemorate 100 years of existence of …
Read More »UBC negotiates for UGX 1.2B supplementary to expand radio network
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Uganda Broadcasting Corporation has told Parliament that it will need supplementary funding of 1.2 billion Shillings to expand its radio transmission network to underserved regions. According to a statement by the Minister of ICT and National Guidance Judith Nabakooba, the money will …
Read More »Domestic workers petition Kadaga over minimum wage, sexual harassment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Domestic Workers Association has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament seeking for a minimum wage saying they are highly exploited at their workplaces. The Association comprised of over 1,000 local house helps organized under the Platform for Labour Action have also called for the expedition …
Read More »Oulanyah clashes with former NUP coordinator for supporting Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has clashed with Tonny Olanya Olenge, the former Northern region coordinator for the National Unity Platform-NUP party for his support of Rebecca Kadaga. Olenge, a biosystems engineering student of Gulu University and former NUP Northern Youth MP aspirant …
Read More »Rules committee moves to limit campaigns for speaker’s seat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Rules Discipline and privileges is proposing to limit campaigning for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker ahead of the May elections. On March 10th, Kabula County MP James Kakooza raised a matter of national importance over the use of abusive language …
Read More »Parliament mourns Tanzanian President John Magufuli
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament observed a moment of silence in honor of the late President of the United Republic of Tanzania, John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. Magufuli breathed his last at Mzena Hospital on Wednesday night following heart complications according to a televised address by Tanzania’s Vice President, Hassan …
Read More »NRM to reach consensus on speakership race-Nankabirwa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party will reach a consensus on the candidate for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker race. According to the Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa, although all MPs in the party are free to express their interest and contest for the Speakership …
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