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PARLIAMENT NEWS An effective Opposition must act as the last check to prevent impunity in governments in much of Africa, the Deputy President (Speaker) of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has said. Meeting a delegation of selected MPs from the Opposition, Sen. Ekweremadu said that the Opposition should also provide constructive criticism to government but support and praise it for good causes. “Every government has a tendency to act with impunity; but the Opposition must act as the safeguard against this impunity, which will be common in a country with almost 100 percent on the government side,” he said.…
By Eyewitness. There was drummer at parliament this afternoon when two mps from west Nile fight over age limit talk. Arua municipality mp Ibrahim Abiriga popularly known as yellow man was first heard telling journalists how Bernard Atiku of Ayivu County had tarnished his name and that of investment minister Evelyn Anite in their area for supporting the age limit. Trouble started when Abiriga who was standing in front of parliament on the stairs of the south wing, shouted at Atiku who was coming from the house calling him a fool, Atiku first ignored him, and went and talked to…
The Uganda human rights commission is advising the state to handling issues of age limit with lenses of equality to both those who are in support as well as those who are against the plan. Ever since the plan to scrap article 102(b) from the 1995 constitution was revealed to the general public a number of divergent forces have emerged with different views but those opposing the plan have seen the wrath of the state as witnessed yesterday with the CID issuing summons to opposing legislator as well as activists against the plan under the jobless brotherhood also badly arrested…
Rights activists in Uganda are condemning govt for wrongly implementing the decentralized system of governance which according to them has failed service delivery at local govt level across the country. Addressing a news conference ahead of the 4th annual conference on economic social and cultural rights slated for tomorrow in Kampala, the chairman Uganda human rights commission, Hon. Medi Sozi Kagwa is sure that the conference will provide the public with an opportunity to share opinions and speak candidly about any challenges faced in service delivery especially at the local government level for the central govt to make changes for…
Government to roll out dual citizenship registration in Diaspora LONDON: The government through the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs will roll out the registration of Ugandans living in the diaspora for dual citizenship. This was revealed by the Rt. Hon Speaker Rebecca Kadaga following complaints by Ugandans living in the United Kingdom that they are facing challenges in getting registered for dual citizenship. The Ugandans also raised concerns that they have to travel all the way to Uganda to have the registration done. Kadaga, who was attending the Uganda UK Convention in London, Saturday, 16th September 2017 said…
RELIGIOUS LEADERS WARN MPS ON AGE LIMIT LIFTING. WANT M7 TO SHOW HIS STAND ON MATTER By Damba Rogers Religious leaders under their governing body Inter religious council of Uganda are warning NRM legislators who are pushing for the scrapping of the age limit to go slow on the matter as this might plunge the nation into problems and at the same time they are calling on the chairman of the ruling party who is also the president of Uganda to show his stand on the matter for the citizens to have a clear point from him. The country has…
Some of the rulling national resistance movement party MPs in Uganda have come out to attack their colleagues in the party to have used their signatures for attending Tuesday’s meeting at parliament to push their own agenda to move a motion to scrap age limit in the constitution of Uganda. One of them MPs for kitagwenda county , Abas Agaba says his signature was not meant for supporting the motion to remove age limit in the constitution as its been paraded by fellowships MPs in the party but for only attending the NRM caucus meeting , adding that they will…
Former legislators Rhoda Kalema, Joyce Mpanga and Miria Matembe have urged parliament to protect and uphold the 1995 national constitution to avert political conflict. The three legislators made remarks at a function held by parliament to mark the international day of democracy under theme of democracy and conflict prevention. Kalema says the members of the tenth parliament must read the constitution and also understand the meaning of democracy which is to make decisions on behalf of the people. Miria Matembe says the current MPs have a second chance to keep the safe guard against life presidency by not lifting the…
The Deputy Speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah has said he will start suspending ministers who are absent yet they have business to handle during plenary sittings. This followed the absence of both the ministers of finance and health from parliament this afternoon yet they had issues to address on the order paper. The Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda informed the deputy speaker that they are addressing the problem of absencetisim of ministers in parliament and said that the liaison officers that were trained this week will address the problem of poor communication. Oulanyah however was not convinced and informed the…
Support Africa to avoid Immigrant deaths in the Mediterranean -Speaker The Speaker of Ugandan Parliament, Rebeca Kadaga, has urged European nations to push for democratic reforms in Africa, which will lead to economic progress and development to avoid people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to get to Europe to seek greener pastures. Kadaga said that good political environments translate into development leading to economic opportunities for the citizens of the African countries leading to better standards of living and no need to seek better lives elsewhere. “Why do we have our children dying on the Mediterranean Sea? It is because democracy…
A section of out spoken National Resistance Movement (NRM) legislators and some independents have vowed to block the proposed private members bill by a section of the NRM caucus MPS to amend the constitution to remove the age limit . The NRM mps who include Buyaga west Mp Barnabus Tinkasiimire ,Lwemiyaga county mp Thodore sekikubo ,manjiya mp John Baptist Nambeshe ,Dokolo south mp Felix okot Ogong and independent mp like kampala central mp Mohammed Nsereko said that they will use all means in parliament to stop the greediness of some NRM mps who want to remove age limit from the…
By Damba Rogers A section of lawmakers from the ruling National Resistance movement 266 in number have resolved to present a private members bill scrapping the age limit cap from the Constitution. This has been reached at a consultative caucus meeting chaired by workers MP Arinaitwe Rwakajara. The idea for a private members bill has been fronted by the minister of Defence Adolf Mwesige, who argues that age limit no longer matches with today’s quality of life where the life expectancy is 78 years unlike in 1995 when it was 47. Jackson Kafuzi, the mp kyaka south constituency moved the…
COUNTRY NEEDS LAND PLAN AND MAPPING STRATEGY By Samba Rogers Food and agriculture activists are advising govt to consider coming up with a clear land mapping and plan strategy and watering down the ongoing presidential campaign on new land amendments saying the mapping and plan strategy will create harmony on land use in the country.
BUDGET ADVOCATES CALL FOR ECONOMY TRANSFORMING BUDGET By Damba Rogers Budget advocates under their umbrella body, CSBAG are challenging Ugandan govt to consider having a people centered budget that also targets transforming the economy of this country than having a consumption budget that does not contribute to the drivers of national economic development.
By Adiga Julius The Ministry of Health is set to conduct a three-day house-to-house Polio vaccination campaign in 73 high risk districts Place from tomorrow09th, 10th and 11th September 2017. According to the ministry of health ,the campaign is aimed to vaccinate all children under five years of age whether previously immunized or not, with Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) drops in the mouth, to achieve at least 95% coverage for vaccination in the Selected districts. Some of the selected high risk districts are to undergo the vaccination include Adjumani, Agago, Alebtong, Amolatar, Amuru, Apac, Arua, among others. Polio is a…