Dr. Asuman Lukwago, the Secretary of the Education Service Commission has castigated Ignatius Koomu, the Nakaseke district chairperson for ambushing P7 Teachers & subjecting them to an irregular assessment test following poor performance in the 2023 PLE results. Dr. Lukwago said that the rules of any exam require candidates to be alerted, which could explain […]
Bukomansimbi Woman Member of Parliament Veronica Nanyondo has withdrawn her signature on a motion seeking to censure the four Commissioners of Parliament who are implicated in the service award. Nanyondo has written to the Speaker of Parliament seeking to withdraw her signature from the motion censoring the four back bench commissioners of Parliament. “Rt. Hon […]
The US government has joined that of the UK on imposing sanctions on Uganda’s Speaker Anita Among. Other Ugandan government officials mentioned in the US travel ban include; Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu, the former deputy chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF), the Minster of State for Finance, Amos Lugoloobi, former Karamoja Ministers, Mary […]
The call for an inquiry by Professor Barnabas Nawangwe into the setting of a constitutional law examination at Makerere University continues to raise debate. Speaker Anita Among has come out herself, to say there was nothing wrong with her being the subject of the exam. A section of academic dons has come out to defend […]
Thirty-six children have this year joined hundreds of other elderly foot pilgrims in a walk of faith to Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo. The majority of the children are from the Catholic diocese of Lira. One is from the Diocese of Lango- Anglican. These children between the ages of 8 to 16 years, mostly girls […]
Provision of free treatment to foreigners at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has caused concern among Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government). Appearing before the committee chaired by Muwanga Kivumbi on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, the Executive Director, Dr Jackson Orem informed the committee that the institute provides free treatment to […]
The second African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on family, values, and Sovereignty has kicked off from the shores of Lake Victoria in Entebbe. The conference, widely viewed as an avenue for African legislators to chart ways of fighting against homosexuality is also expected to continue the fight against some of the influence of the European Union through […]
The UK on Tuesday announced sanctions on the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, and former Ministers, Gorreti Kituti and Agnes Nandutu. The trio is accused of stealing from the poor communities of Karamoja in the infamous iron sheets scandal. Anita Among was among the government officials who had been accused of diverting iron sheets […]
A formal motion will be introduced in Parliament to determine the relocation of Luzira Prisons to make way for the construction of a five-star hotel. On Wednesday, 24 April 2024, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi presented a statement stating that the dilapidated prison built in the 1920s is facing a […]
Parliament has rejected a move to have the Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA) mainstreamed back to the Ministry of Works and Transport. This followed a vote by the legislators against a bill, the Uganda National Roads Authority (Repeal) Bill, 2024 which sought to have the functions of the agency revert to the mother ministry The […]