Tag: Members of Parliament (MPs)

President Museveni Sends Condolences to Tanzania’s President Over Husband’s Death

The President also recalled the close cooperation between Uganda and Tanzania, citing trade, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, the Murongo-Kyikagate mini-hydro project, roads in Tanzania, the Masaka-Bukoba transmission line and the Standard Gauge Railway, which has reached Isaka and is expected to extend towards Uganda and beyond.

Ugandan Pan-Africanists Warn Ruto Over Possible Xenophobia

Regional

According to Mukula, Uganda believes in the free and orderly movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the framework of regional laws and protocols, stating that it will continue to stand for the dignity of African brothers and sisters because Africa belongs to Africans.

Opinion

Uganda’s Bloated Parliament: A Burden on Taxpayers

The 11th parliament of Uganda is an extensive assembly of 557 members of Parliament that includes 353 directly elected...

Politics

Karamoja MPs Demand Resignation, Apology from ULS President Ssemakadde

Ssemakadde’s utterances against the DPP were uncalled for and such words can only be said by a man with "diabolical brains." "He must be condemned for his action, resign, and apologize to Abodo and the whole Karamoja fraternity because it isn’t the first time that Ssemakadde is targeting the person of the DPP."

Politics

LOP Demands Revelation of Attackers’ Identities in Parliament Incident

Ssenyonyi demanded President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to verify his claims that the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) was giving seedlings only to opposition MPs and leaving out their NRM counterparts.

Politics

Gov’t Warns MPs against Disruption of Key Parliamentary Session

Baryomunsi pledges that the government will continue educating the public, even when Parliament has concluded the debate, so that Ugandans out there can appreciate, contrary to the lies and falsehoods that have been spewed out the last few days.

Politics

MPs Raise Dust on Kiwanda’s Appointment as Chair National...

President Museveni on Thursday, October 31, 2024, appointed Kiwanda as the consortium chair, replacing Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda.

Agriculture

Scrapping UCDA is a Punishment against Baganda-PM Mayiga to...

The Katikkiro’s response gives Buganda’s opinion on the debate over the UCDA amendment bill, which has sparked a broader conversation about the relationship between the central government and Buganda, as well as the implications of the bill for Uganda’s vital coffee sector.

National News

MPs task Gov’t to carry out Periodic Surveys on...

Members of Parliament (MPs) have tasked the government to start carrying out periodic surveys on water bodies to establish physical changes and advise Ugandans on which routes to avoid in order to avert accidents.

Business