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Speaker Among condems police brutality on opposition politicians

The speaker said this while reacting to the manner in which police handled the arrest of former FDC presidential candidate, Dr. Kiiza...

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Speaker directs on protection of residents in Kole district

Among was responding to a matter of national importance that was raised by the Youth representative for Northern Uganda, Boniface Okot who...

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Oulanyah Trust Fund to support needy children – CJ Dollo

CJ Dollo said that they will extend this support to all those who depended on Oulanyah, adding that this will be possible...

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Anita Among elected new Speaker of 11th Parliament

Among garnered 401 votes against Bugiri Municipality MP Hon. Asuman Basalirwa who represented the opposition managed only 66 votes.

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PROFILE: How Anita Among rose to become Uganda’s new Speaker of Parliament

In the 10th Parliament (2016-2021), Among, who had come to Parliament as an independent, served as the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on...

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MP Ssekikubo Decries Unfair Decision by CEC to endorse Among for Speakership

Ssekikubo questions why they were told to express interest, yet the party would follow a precedent of having a Deputy Speaker automatically...

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NRM CEC endorses Anita Among for Speaker Race

Among beat 11 other NRM MPs who were vying for the position, including Budama West MP and State Minister for Defense Markson...

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RICHARD BYAMUKAMA: Among Must Resign as Deputy Speaker to Avoid Influence over Speakership Elections

Is it a matter of Substantive or Procedural rules? That’s a matter for the Chief Justice to decide before presiding over the...

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FULL LIST: Among, Kadaga among candidates to replace Oulanyah as Speaker of Parliament

Sources at Parliament yesterday said both Among and Onek held several meetings with different legislators yesterday to drum up support for their...

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MP Zaake loses Parliamentary Commission seat

In a secret ballot conducted out of 161 members of Parliament, 155 MPs voted to remove Zaake from the Parliament Commission while...

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Lira Farmers demand pay from Agriculture Ministry over Cluster Dev’t Project

Hon Maurice Kibalya, (NRM, Bugabula County South) said that the Agriculture Ministry PS is reluctant to make the payments without carrying out...

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MP Zaake to appear before Rules Committee over alleged misconduct

In his Twitter post, Zaake regarded the Deputy Speaker as a “dishonest person” who lacks “intelligential prowess.”

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Education Ministry takes over disbursement of private school teachers’ cash relief

Recently, GiveDirectly, a Non-Governmental Organization donated Shs30 billion cash relief to government to enable private school teachers recover from the effects of...

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Audit Report Reveals Rot In Covid-19 Funds Expenditure

According to the report, whereas medical workers requested to be given Shs150,00 per day as risk allowances, this was not possible and...

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Gov’t tables Shs4.7 trillion supplementary budget

The supplementary will among other things support the recurrent expenditure on salaries, wages, and other expenses under State House at Shs481 billion,...

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Parliament approves East African Crude Oil Pipeline Bill

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has approved the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Bill to pave way for the full implementation of the...

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Parliament to investigate UMEME over unlawful acts

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has directed the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to...