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Following the breach of the rules by two strangers in the visitors’ gallery, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has issued a stern warning against disrupting the important business of Parliament. The warning follows an incident in the House on Wednesday, 19 February where the unruly strangers jumped into the Chamber from the gallery as MPs debated a ministerial statement on the upcoming Land Information Systems Conference due later this week in Kampala. The two strangers, arrested by the Police and Sergeant-At-Arms were escorted out of the Chamber as the House continued on with its business on the Order Paper.…
The Central Bank has reported up to Shs2 trillion in losses for the past 15 years, Finance State Minister (Planning), Hon. David Bahati has said. In a response to a Question for Oral Answer posed by MP Kenneth Lubogo (NRM, Bulamogi), Bahati said the Bank of Uganda posted only Shs40 billion in profits in 15 years, which was remitted to the Consolidated Fund Account as required by the Bank of Uganda Act. MP Lubogo sought to know the “profits or losses BoU has made annually for the last 15 years; when was the last time BoU made profits?” The Shs40…
Ngora County MP, Hon David Abala has appealed for intervention in combating the invasion of locusts in Teso and other parts of Northern Uganda. Swarms of locusts entered Uganda in Amudat district from Kenya in early February and spread to the rest of the districts in Karamoja. The insects have since crossed to Otuke district in Northern Uganda and parts of Teso. As part of the interventions in combating the locusts, shs15 billion was allocated to buy pesticides and acquire aircrafts for aerial spraying. Abala who was raising a matter of national importance during plenary on 18 February 2020 said…
Members of Parliament were left disappointed when the Ministry of Education sought for more time to present a statement on the new lower secondary school curriculum. The Ministry was due to present a statement on the continued roll out of the lower secondary school curriculum contrary to the parliamentary resolution of Tuesday, 04 February 2020 that halted its review and roll out pending further consultation and preparation of key stakeholders. Parliament halted the plan to roll out the curriculum giving the Ministry of Education a week to present the statement. However, the Minister of State for Primary Education, Hon Rosemary…
President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Sunday attended the 17th National Leadership Retreat gathering 400 government officials, members of the private sector and young professionals to discuss Rwanda’s Vision 2050. “But we shouldn’t stop now, responding to our challenges the right way, even given the times we find ourselves in, and should concentrate on that and see how we fit in with the rest of the world,” Kagame said while addressing the retreat. He said despite the level of scrutiny, the level of demand on Rwandans, they never complain that the world has held them to account even…
Members of Parliament have honoured their shs100 million pledge to rescue the Uganda dance group, the Triplets Ghetto Kids from being evicted from a home which they had failed to fully pay up for. MPs who in December 2019 pledged to each contribute shs250,000 towards the cause raised over shs114 million that will clear the outstanding debt on the house and support the dance group. “The shs100 million will be paid to the landlord while shs14.25 million will go to the kids to support them in school and performances,” the Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige said. While handing over the…
In preparation for the 2020-2021 General Elections, and in accordance with Section 25 of the Electoral Commission Act (Cap 140), the Electoral Commission has appointed 19th February – 10th March 2020 as the period for the Display of the National Voters’ Register. The display of the Voters’ Register shall begin at 8:00 am and end at 6:00 pm on each of the appointed dates including weekends, at all polling stations throughout Uganda. The Commission has further appointed 19th – 28th February 2020 as the period for display of the Voters’ Registers for the following Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at the…
On Monday 17th February 2020, Uganda’s leading opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Party made a formal announcement declaring Makerere University’s Doreen Nyanjura as the flag bearer for the loom Kampala City Council Authority Speaker race. Though the decision has raised mixed reactions, official at the Najjanankumbi based party insist that the chocolate skinned princess was chosen on merit not mere wishes. During the announcement, it was revealed that five candidates picked nomination forms and only one returned them for vetting, and this was Hon. Doreen Nyanjura aka FDC Preacher. She was then vetted and approved by nine member Committee.…
My fellow Lord Councilors, Members of the Press, Members and supporters of the mighty FDC, ladies and gentlemen! I thank FDC for nominating me for the position of Speaker for Kampala Capital City Authority. I am running for Speaker so as to position KCCA for success in these, our times. I want us to position ourselves for a success that will be as strong as a rock so that future generations can build on and not break what we will have done. I seek this position, not with the intention of being someone but to, in sync with the Political…
Fortebet clients in Bwera, Mpondwe and Kasese will take long to forget last weekend hundreds of gifts. Over 1000 clients received Fortebet’s precious gifts at Fortebet centres in the above areas. The gifts, among others, included phones, jerseys, t-shirts, pens and wristbands. Fortebet also gave out reflector jackets to bodaboda riders in Bwera and Kasese in a bid to reduce their chances of being knocked especially during the night. All the gifts were handed over by John Nanyumba, the company’s media manager. “I want to thank Fortebet for their kind heart. It is a great thing to win this phone…