All posts tagged "Parliament of Uganda"
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880Big StoryEXCLUSIVE: Parliament spends over UGX 1 billion to hire tents
Parliament has spent over Shs1 billion to hire two tents being used for plenary sessions due to Covid-19 restrictions. In March last...
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901Latest NewsParliament demand arrest of socialite Bryan White over sexual assault
Members of Parliament on the Human Rights Committee have found socialite Brian Kirumira alias Bryan White culpable of sexual-related offences that are...
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1.1KNationalMPs reject proposal allowing voluntary resignation of Speakers
Members of Parliament have rejected a proposal tabled forward that would provide for the voluntary resignation of the Speaker and the Deputy...
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1.3KNationalParliament passes tax on fuel and internet, drops OTT tax
Parliament has today passed a 12% tax on internet data with an exemption on data meant for medical and education services. The...
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1.1KNationalMPs ask Govt to stop Kenyan buses ferrying Ugandan pupils across the border
Members of parliament sitting on the Education Committee on Thursday asked government to stop Kenyan buses from ferrying learners from Uganda amid...
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2.2KNationalOutgoing MPs tipped on coping with life after Parliament
Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday received tips on how to cope with life after leaving Parliament. The two-day seminar, which ends...
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2.0KLatest NewsParliament approves Govt request to borrow Shs 200bn for ‘Strategic Development’
Parliament of Uganda has approve Government request to borrow sh234.78bn through Uganda Development Bank (UDB) from various international financial entities. The breakdown...
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1.5KCourtNyanzi ordered to pay Nsereko sh38.5m election costs
Mengo Magistrate Court has ordered Fred Nyanzi Sentamu, elder brother of National Unity Platform (NUP) president and former Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi...
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1.0KNationalMPs block Shs490bn budget for poverty eradication countrywide
PARLIAMENT – Members of parliament on the budget committee blocked a proposed Shs490bn budget requested by the Ministry of finance to eradicate...
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1.6KBig StorySPEAKERSHIP RACE: Panic in Oulanyah’s camp as Kadaga, Museveni, hold classified meeting
The race for speakership of the coming 11th parliament has yet again taken a new twist after President Museveni and Incumbent Rebecca...
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1.5KLatest NewsMPs have until April 30 to return iPads or face Shs700,000 fine
MPs, who were given Apple air 2 will pay Shs550,000 to retain them, those with Apple iPad 9.9 32GB (2018) will part...
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1.7KAfricaParliament pays tribute to fallen President Magufuli
The Parliament of Uganda on its Thursday sitting has paid tribute to the fallen president of Tanzania John Pombe Magufuli. The motion...
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1.2KBig StoryInside Kadaga’s Campaign Team put forward to trounce Oulanyah, Ssemujju Nganda for Speakership
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga on Wednesday unveiled her National Campaign Task Force for the speakership race as...
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1.2KLatest NewsDP’s Richard Sebamala joins race for Speakership
Sebamala defeated Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi in the recent elections and has joined other candidates, including the incumbent Rebecca Kadaga, her...
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930NationalMP Ssekikubo joins race for Deputy Speaker of 11th Parliament
“I want to start with my fellow MPs here, Please vote me as the Deputy Speaker of the parliament of Uganda,” Ssekikubo...
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928CourtCourt Dismisses Petition Against Nansana Municipality MP
High Court Judge Vincent Okwanga found that Wakayima was indeed not a registered voter and lacked academic qualifications.
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968BusinessCapital Markets Authority seeks parliament intervention over five companies
Capital Markets Authority has sought the intervention of the finance committee of parliament to compel five major companies to list their shares...
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926NewsLango MPs endorse Oulanyah for Speakership Race
Led by their caucus chairperson and minister for Kampala, Betty Amongi, the legislators said that they are doing so following the unwritten...
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1.0KNationalI will outshine Kadaga’s performance – Ssemujju
Ssemujju who doubles as Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) spokesperson and opposition chief whip will now have to face off with incumbent...
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1.2KLatest NewsSoroti MP Adeke Raises Claims of Sexual Harassment from Fellow MP
“A male colleague, who is much older than me came and tapped my chest as I was looking through the mirror. He...
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733NewsMPS urge Gov’t to ban Kenyan goods in Retaliation
PARLIAMENT of UGANDA: Members of Parliament have called upon the Ugandan Government to impose a ban on Kenyan goods as the discussion...
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MPs Reject Extension of Political Term to 7 Years, Reinstate Presidential Term Limits
Parliament of Uganda: The Ugandan Members of Parliament have strongly rejected the proposal to increase the political term of elected political leaders...
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2.1KCurrent Affairs‘We’ve Given You Only Three Days’-PAC Orders Judiciary To Show Accountability Of UGX 20 Billion JLOS Funds
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given a three-day ultimatum to the Judiciary to provide accountability for over 20.74 billion Shillings spent...
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828NationalMPS protest Gov’t proposal to tax bank withdrawals
PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: Members of Parliament have protested against the proposal by Government to impose a tax on money withdrawn from commercial banks...
