The former Permanent Secretary of the Judiciary, Kagole Kivumbi who is now on forced leave has been accused of disregarding the Public Finance Management Act when he spent over 9bn on alleged travel of the Chief Justice and the Deputy Chief justice in different financial years. The Parliament Public Accounts Committee (PAC) learnt that Kagole withdrew Shs9.57bn in the financial…
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Parliament has maintained the Shillings 3 million nomination fees for parliamentary aspirants. The matter came up during discussions on the Parliamentary Elections Amendment Bill, 2019 during plenary on Tuesday evening. The Bill among others seeks to amend the Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005 to delay elections in newly created districts until the next general elections provide for the participation of independent…
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At least 70 million Euros is needed to fully light up Kampala streets and roads, the State Minister for Kampala, Benny Namugwanya has revealed. In her statement to parliament on the status of street lighting in Kampala on Tuesday evening, Namugwanya not that only 8 percent of the city is lit. She attributed the non-functionality of the lights on lack…
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A parallel National Resistance Movement-NRM coordination team has embarked on nationwide recruitment and orientation of new party coordinators ahead of the 2021 general election. The team is led by Milly Babalanda, the Senior Political Advisor and Personal Assistant to President, Yoweri Museveni. She said in an interview in Masaka district on Tuesday that unlike mainstream party structures that campaign for…
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The government has run out of aerial spray chemicals to fight desert locusts. The shortage has come at a time when authorities have confirmed a third wave of locust invasion. Reports indicate that two swarms reportedly entered the country on Monday through Rupa, Moroto and Kakamongole in Nakapiripirit districts. Lt. Col (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama, the Minister of State for Animal…
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Members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have been urged to make appropriate laws that protect victims of Online Child Sexual Exploitation. Speaking to the MPs of the continental parliament in Midrand, South Africa, experts said that the interpretation of the laws on Online Child Sexual Exploitation is ambiguous and continue to be a bottleneck in seeking justice for the…
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The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has appointed Simon Kaboggoza as the new Chief Executive Officer of Buganda Land Board, a company that manages as the kingdom land. Kaboggoza replaces David Kyewalabye Male who in February last year was appointed as Minister in Charge of Culture, Security, and Tourism. Speaking to reporters at Bulange Mengo, the seat of…
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Following the recent alleged acts of violence against members of the opposition in the country, political parties under the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) are set to hold a crisis meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. IPOD is an organization that brings together all political parties with representation in Parliament and is currently chaired by the Forum for…
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The European Commission has extended 10 million euros ( 41billion Shillings) to East Africa to help in the control of the desert locusts outbreaks in the region. The EU said in a statement that the outbreak could have devastating consequences on food security in the region where 27.5 million people suffer from severe food insecurity and at least 35 million more…
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The Benet people also known as Ndorobo, the indigenous inhabitants of Mountain Elgon have come out to join other indigenous communities to demand for amendment of the Constitution to have them included as indigenous Ugandans. This follows the recent decision by Parliament on February 6, 2020 to grant leave to Kibanda South MP, Jack Odur Lutanywa to introduce a Private…
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