The Director of Research at the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) Dr. Geoffrey Arinaitwe has assured Members of Parliament sitting on the parliamentary committee of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries that the institute has so far developed ten lines of modern coffee varieties which are high yielding, resistant to the climate change conditions, pests and […]
A heated exchange unfolded in Parliament on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja openly criticized Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi. The tension began when Ssenyonyi notified Parliament about the release of seven National Unity Platform (NUP) leaders who had been abducted by security forces. Ssenyonyi expressed concerns about the raid on the NUP headquarters, […]
Speaker Anita Annet Among has asked the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja to consider including a provision in Parliament’s budget to cover medical treatment abroad and burial expenses for former MPs, saying the demands for these items are overwhelming Parliament. She made the remarks during yesterday’s plenary sitting while reacting to a request by Phyllis Chemutai […]
Whether out of desperation, inability to cope with the commoners’ lifestyle, missing the red carpet type of lifestyle, or genuinely responding to voters’ outcries for the mistakes they (voters) made in dropping former National Resistance Movement (NRM) ‘darlings’, the now undoubted (and almost official) stand is that over ten former ministers are determined head-over-heels to […]
The government has admitted that the situation of the former presidential candidate, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye is alarming. This was during Tuesday’s plenary sitting in which the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among questioned the government side about steps taken to comply with the Supreme Court directive of 31st January 2025, regarding the unconstitutional trial of […]
Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister, has officially registered as a voter in Lira City East Division, marking the beginning of her quest for the City Woman parliamentary seat. Amongi, who serves as the incumbent Oyam South Parliamentary seat was accompanied by her husband and the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president, Jimmy James […]
The former Koboko Woman Member of Parliament, Margaret Baba Diri is dead. The news of her passing was delivered on Thursday on the floor of Parliament by the Koboko County MP, James Boliba Baba. “Rt. Honourable Speaker, thank you for the privilege and Honorable Members. I regret to inform you that our old colleague, a […]
The management of Rubaga Hospital has finally confirmed the death of Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya. In a statement stamped by the hospital, Ssegirinya died on Thursday January 9, 2025 at 12:10pm. Bank Manager Dies in Bathroom “OFFICIAL STATEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PASSING OF HON. MUHAMMAD SSEGGIRINYA 9th January, 2025 With deep sorrow, […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among has asked the Attorney General to advise the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and the Public Service that parliament is an independent institution which is not answerable to either of the two commissions. Speaker Among was reacting to a request by the EOC and Public Service to be handed […]
Many Ugandans view Members of Parliament (MPs) as service providers, despite the official focus of their role being representation. Concerns over transparency and accountability have recently heightened public discussions about MPs’ responsibilities. According to the 2024 Sauti za Wananchi report by Twaweza-Uganda, 64% of citizens see MPs as communicators, responsible for voicing citizens’ needs to the government […]