New strict narcotics law will fix gaps in the use of illicit drugs, protect children, says Tayebwa

KAMPALA |KYAGGWE TV| Parliament on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, considered and passed The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill, 2023. The bill, if signed by the President, will address the misuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances by imposing punitive measures on drug abusers and dealers, according to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa. Tayebwa […]

Leaders Seek Security to Track YLP, UWEP Defaulting Groups

Mukono Municipal Council authorities have resorted to security to recover the funds disbursed under the Youth Livelihood Project (YLP) and Uganda Women Empowerment Programme (UWEP). The Municipal Council received over sh1.3bn, which was distributed to different beneficiary groups as part of these projects. However, the Auditor General’s Report for the Financial Year ending June 30, […]

Buganda Parliamentary Caucus Members Task National Water to Address Water Scarcity Challenges in Buganda

The Members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) under the Buganda Parliamentary Caucus have tasked the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to address water scarcity challenges in their constituencies. The MPs reported that they lack services of National Water in some of their constituencies whereas others have stalled water projects, something which negatively depicts […]

Nambooze’s Camp Beg her Competitor to Switch to District Woman MP Seat

By Insight Post Uganda Mukono As the political landscape shifts in Mukono district, the convergence of alliances and interests will ultimately determine the trajectory of the forthcoming elections. The interplay between personalities, strategies, and aspirations of the community will shape the outcome that unfolds in 2026. Already, Mukono Municipality has experienced a significant change, with […]

NRM Loses Oyam By-Election despite Rampant Voter Bribery and Violence

Uganda People’s Congress’s (UPC) Dr. Eunice Otuko Apio has today been declared winner of the Oyam Parliamentary by-election. UPC’s Apio has defeated National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Samuel Engola despite the rampant voter bribery and violence allegedly from the NRM’s camp. Richard Onoba, the Oyam District Returning Officer declared Apio winner with 15,718 votes followed by NRM’s […]

Tayebwa Asks Government to Block Pornography Sites

KAMPALA The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has called for the shutting of all pornographic sites, which he says expose children to huge amounts of inappropriate information at an early stage. Tayebwa who officiated at the high-level policymakers engagement on financing for young people, organized by the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children (UPFC) on […]

Pictorial: Hundreds of Believers Turn-up as St. Andrew Kaggwa Kichwa Parish Celebrates 2nd Parish Day

Hundreds of believers from the Catholic Faith and other religious denominations turned up in big numbers to celebrate the second parish day for St. Andrew Kaggwa Kichwa Mpoma Parish. One of the youngest parishes in Lugazi Catholic diocese, St. Andrew Kaggwa Kichwa Mpoma Parish boasts of tremendous developments. The parish is championed by Rev. Fr. […]

Museveni Urges Ugandans to Prioritize Value Addition in 2023/24 Budget Speech

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon citizens to listen to his message of adding value to all the country’s raw materials if Uganda is to achieve its economic growth. In his virtual 2023/2024 Budget Speech to Parliament on Thursday June 15, 2023, President Museveni noted that by the end of the coming Financial Year, Uganda’s […]

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