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Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga has asked lawmakers under his whip to boycott the State of the Nation Address by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni because the event is a waste of taxpayers’ money. Mpuuga’s call comes just hours ahead of the President’s address to legislators, government officials, and diplomats convened by the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among at the Kololo Independence Grounds in the capital, Kampala on Wednesday. According to Mpuuga, President Museveni continues to waste public resources on specific companies owned by individuals close to his regime on COVID tests whenever he meets people both at…
The Kyankwanzi NRM Parliamentary Caucus retreat today resolved to make reforms in the election of commissioners of parliament to have them elected by the NRM Caucus instead of the Party CEC. MPs claim commissioners of parliament have failed to address their welfare because they are not accountable to them since they have no hand in their election. The retreat has also prohibited MPs from moving private member’s bills without the blessing of the government. The 10-day retreat of members of NRM Parliamentary Caucus at National Leadership Institute – NALI Kyankwanzi which was graced by the party chairperson Gen Yoweri Museveni…
Finally, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assented to the famous Anti Homosexuality Bill, 2023 which was passed by parliament early this month, introducing tough punishments and fines for perpetrators, financiers, and promoters of homosexuality. Death penalty awaits those convicted of aggravated Homosexuality, while those convicted for engaging in homosexual acts are to face 20 years in jail. The President’s assent to the Anti Homosexuality Bill, 2023 was announced by the speaker of parliament Anita Among early today indicating that five other bills passed recently by parliament had been signed into law. The bill first passed by parliament in March was returned…
Female Legislators under Uganda Women Parliamentary Association –UWOPA have fears over the alleged commercialization of surgical delivery of mothers by health facilities which has escalated maternal mortality. This was contained in a petition from the Uganda Women’s Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) presented to parliament by UWOPA chairperson Sarah Opendi. According to the Uganda Women’s Parliamentary Association –UWOPA, maternal mortality rates in Uganda have increased recently to 336 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. They have attributed it to the government’s omission to adequately provide basic maternal health care services in public health facilities which violates the right to health. While presenting…
Opposition MPs Protest Vat On Diapers Opposition female Members of Parliament have come out to protest the new Value Added Tax -VAT imposed on diapers under the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed by Parliament last week. Parliament rejected a proposal to exempt adult diapers from VAT and instead approved a tax on diapers across the board Diapers have been VAT exempt in the past years and now the government seeks to raise Shs2.6 billion from VAT on diapers. While passing the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill,2023 last week, parliament approved VAT on both Adult and baby diapers although…
Source Parliament of Uganda The Chairperson of the Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters, Hon. Sarah Netalisire called on fellow legislators to mount pressure on the government to operationalize the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund. Netalisire who was speaking during a scientific conference on HIV/AIDS on Thursday, 27 April 2023 said that this is key as the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) which has been supporting and financing HIV/AIDS treatment may be halted due to the recent passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill,2023. “As you know, we have been receiving funding from PEPFAR but as we speak Uganda AIDS…
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has stormed Kampala Central Police Station and Secured the release of 11 opposition women members of parliament who were arrested earlier in the day by police while on their march to the Ministry of internal affairs to deliver a petition against continued police brutality on Opposition female MPs. 11 Women Members of the Parliament of opposition were planning to hold a peaceful march o, moving from Parliament to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deliver a petition against police and other security agencies which often frustrate activities, in their respective districts, especially women’s day celebrations.…
Around 90 percent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF analysis issued on the International Day of Girls in ICT. “Closing the digital divide between girls and boys is about more than just having access to the internet and technology. It’s about empowering girls to become innovators, creators, and leaders,” said UNICEF Director of Education Robert Jenkins. “If we want to tackle gender gaps in the labor market, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields, we…
Parliament today convened a special sitting and paid tribute to the late Keith Muhakanizi, the former permanent secretary Office of the Prime Minister. The leader of the opposition Mathias Mpuuga slammed ministers implicated in the iron sheet scam that they took advantage of Muhakanizi’s sickness to divert iron sheets that were meant for Karamoja. The special sitting started at 10:00 am attended by the family and friends of the fallen Pius Muhakanizi who followed the sitting in the strangers’ gallery. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja moved the motion for a resolution of parliament to pay tribute to the late Keith Muhakanizi, former…
Opposition female Members of Parliament have today petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among regarding the brutal arrests meted on them at different events organized to celebrate International Women’s Day in their respective districts. Female MPs want the speaker of parliament to lead them in a demonstration to show displeasure over the continued violation of rights for opposition female lawmakers. Addressing a press conference at parliament while in cladded black gomesis, MPs castigated actions and conduct of the security personnel under the command of the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) which are made to block them from interfacing with their constituents. Victims…
President Yoweri Museveni has declined to assent to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill,2023, and officially returned it to parliament today for revision. The president wants the parliament to redefine homosexuality and also remove a clause that seeks to penalize persons who hire out their premises for homosexual acts. On a rare occasion, as today’s Parliament sitting was ongoing and chaired by the Deputy speaker Thomas Tayebwa, the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among stormed in with a blue letter from President Yoweri Museveni, communicating the official return of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2023. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa received a letter acknowledging receipt of a letter…
Kampala Capital City Authority seeks 24bn to fix potholes in Kampala that have made roads unpassable. The prayer was made by the minister of state for Kampala Kabuye Kyofa who told parliament that Kampala is currently grappling with 13500 square kilometers of potholes across the five divisions. While presenting a statement on the terrible state of roads in Kampala, the minister of state for Kampala Kabuye Kyofa affairs told parliament that currently, Kampala has 13500 square kilometers of potholes in five divisions that currently require repairs. Kyofa says 33,750 square kilometers of roads in Kampala have been severely depleted and…
Tayebwa Decries Malaria Burden On Economy The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has expressed a need for the government to invest heavily in Malaria control interventions to save the hemorrhage of Shs2.4 trillion which is lost per year due to the effects of Malaria on the economy. Tayebwa was officiating as a chief walker at the Walk Against Malaria which was organized by the Parliamentary Forum on Malaria ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. As the world commemorates World Malaria Day on Tuesday, the Parliament of Uganda, the Ministry of Health, Civil society organizations, and other anti-malaria…
MPs Call for Audit into Police CCTV Camera Project. The Defence and internal affairs committee of Parliament has recommended a special audit into the CCTV camera project implemented by the Uganda police force to establish gaps that led to the failure of several cameras to function despite costing taxpayers billions of money. The committee is concerned that several cameras are dysfunctional and can’t abet crime anymore. The Committee recommends a special audit of phases I and ll of the project to identify how gaps emerged that currently require UGX 187 billion to be filled before the implementation of Phase lll.…
Opposition Protests Government Funding For Kyankwanzi The opposition in parliament has protested continued government funding of the National Leadership Institute – NALI in Kyankwanzi which according to them serves only NRM interests and is a no-go area for the opposition. Legislators in opposition want Kaynkwanzi to be funded by National Resistance Movement-NRM which uses the facility as and when it needs. While presenting the Presidential affairs committee report on the ministerial policy statements for the Office of the President, the committee recommended that UGX 2bn be to National Leadership Institute (NALI) to refurbish and maintain the facility. However, the budget…