Parliament
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1.2KFormer deputy speaker shoots himself dead in parliament
A source at parliament said Chiwaya shot himself in the head inside the office of the clerk of parliament, Fiona Kalembera.
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933MPs urged to visit colleagues Ssegirinya & Ssewanyana in Kigo prison
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Anita Among has asked Members of Parliament who wish to visit their jailed colleagues...
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2.1KCourt dismisses election petition against Bukooli South MP Adidwa Abdu
IGANGA, UGANDA: The High Court in Iganga has dismissed with costs, a petition challenging the election of Bukooli South constituency Member of...
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967Parliament passes motion to restructure Science ministry
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda on Wednesday passed a motion that will see the Finance Ministry of Finance reallocate funds from the...
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1.0KBuganda MPs give Gen Otafire 30 names of suspected Masaka killers
PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The Buganda Parliamentary Caucus has given a list of over 30 people suspected to be possible assailants terrorizing people in...
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399Parliament staff relocates to Sudhir’s Kingdom Kampala Mall
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has effective today, September 2nd started relocating some of its staff to Businessman Sudhir Ruparelia’s Kingdom Kampala building, the...
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828New UHRC chairperson, commissioners pledge swift investigations
PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The newly appointed Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) chairperson, Mariam Wangadya has committed to ensuring quick investigations for cases of...
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Parliament vets Wangadya, Kaheru, and 3 others as new UHRC bosses
The Parliamentary Appointments Committee Wednesday vetted Ms. Mariam Wangadya as the new chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Wangadya, the...
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661Parliamentary Committee approves seven new judges
PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The Parliament Appointments Committee has approved seven judges recently appointed by President Yoweri Museveni. Of these approved, the Court of...
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566Parliament to vet new UHRC commissioner on Wednesday
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has set tomorrow (Wednesday, August 25) the date to vet the five individuals recently appointed by President Museveni to...
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17.4KFULL LIST: All MPs in the 11th Parliament and their contacts
The eleventh parliament of Uganda consists of a total of 529 legislators representing the various constituencies and the units of government in...
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965Deputy Speaker adjourns house as ministers shun plenary sitting
PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among on Thursday adjourned the plenary sitting of the House prematurely due...
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1.1KNo decision yet on Afghan refugees – Min Jeje Odongo
PARLIAMENT, KAMPALA: The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that no decision has yet been made to host Afghan...
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781Museveni declines to assent to sexual offences, succession amendment bills
KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has declined to assent to the Sexual Offences Bill, together with the Succession Amendment Bill passed by...
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513MPs without Covid-19 Vaccination Barred from Attending Parliament Sessions
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Members of Parliament who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus will not be allowed to attend parliament sessions next...
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932James Kakooza elected unopposed as new EALA MP
KAMPALA: Former Kabula County MP, Mr. James Kakooza has been voted unanimously to replace the late Mathias Kasamba as Uganda’s new representative...
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732PAC demands probe into Covid relief cash beneficiaries
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) members in parliament headed by Busiro East MP Hon. Medard Lubega Ssegona have revealed that they will...
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1.1KNUP to deduct Shs10m from MPs’ 200m for vehicles to finance party headquarters
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has announced that the party will deduct a minimum of Shs 10 million from each party...
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1.1KMPs receive UGX 200m each for vehicles
Parliament of Uganda has started remitting UGX 200 million to each of the 529 legislators and the 26 ex-officios in the 11th...
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846MPs Task Deputy Speaker To Explain Oulanyah Absence
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said that the absence of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has not created a vacuum. Among...
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Former Kabula MP James Kakooza Replaces Kasamba at EALA
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus has voted former MP for Kabula County, Mr. James Kakooza for the East African Legislative Assembly...
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1.1KFormer Minister Adolf Mwesige denied UHRC job, named Clerk to Parliament
Former Defence Minister Adolf Mwesigye has been appointed Clerk to Parliament, an announcement that ended his hopes for the job in the...
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6.7KJUST IN: Covid-19 relief cash to delay for yet another week
PARLIAMENT: Government has yet again postponed the launch of the Shs 100,000 covid-19 relief cash to all vulnerable persons affected by shocks...
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414MPs eulogize ex-ICT Minister Aggrey Awori
KAMPALA: Members of Parliament in the August house have eulogized the former Minister of Information, Communication, and Technology, Aggrey Awori as one...