Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has clashed with Tonny Olanya Olenge, the former Northern region coordinator for the National Unity Platform-NUP party for his support of Rebecca Kadaga. Olenge, a biosystems engineering student of Gulu University and former NUP Northern Youth MP aspirant …
Read More »NRM to reach consensus on speakership race-Nankabirwa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party will reach a consensus on the candidate for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker race. According to the Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa, although all MPs in the party are free to express their interest and contest for the Speakership …
Read More »Acholi MPs blundered endorsing Oulanyah for speakership -LOP
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament -LOP, Betty Aol Ocan has distanced herself from the Acholi Parliamentary Group -APG’s endorsement of Jacob Oulanyah for Speakership of the eleventh parliament. Aol told URN during an interview on Sunday from Gulu City that it was not right …
Read More »Lango parliamentary group endorses Oulanyah for speaker
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is seeking to unseat Speaker Rebecca Kadaga Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Lango Parliamentary Group have thrown their weight behind the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah for the position of Speaker. Oulanyah, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament is seeking to …
Read More »What NRM looks for when choosing Speaker of Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Winning the speaker’s race for the next parliament will not only depend on the criteria set by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party which enjoys the majority in parliament, but also the interests of top party officials. In May this year, 529 MPs will …
Read More »Opposition Whip Semujju Nganda announces bid to speaker
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition Chief Whip and Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has officially joined the Speaker’s race. The offices of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker will fall vacant with the expiry of the term for the 10th Parliament in May this year. While launching his …
Read More »MP Gilbert Olanya dismisses Acholi group endorsement of Oulanyah for speaker
Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah declared his intention to challenge Kadaga for Speaker of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kilak South Member of parliament Gilbert Olanya has distanced himself from the recent decision by the Acholi Parliamentary Group-APG endorsing the Omoro county legislator Jacob Oulanyah for the speaker’s race, …
Read More »Acholi parliamentary group endorses Oulanyah for speaker
Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah declared his intention to challenge Kadaga for Speaker of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) has thrown its weight behind the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah as he seeks to unseat his boss Rebecca Kadaga. Oulanyah has already declared his …
Read More »New bill proposes penalties for unlicensed, fradulent real estate agents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The West Budama North Member of Parliament, Richard Okoth Othieno has tabled the Real Estate Agents Bill 2020 in parliament, which seeks to criminalize unauthorised real estate agents. The bill generally seeks to regulate the sector, which is currently dominated by the unlicensed real estate …
Read More »Parliament to merge bills relating to death and inheritance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has proposed measures to fast track five bills which he says should have been merged into one. Oulanyah on Wednesday stepped into the chair following the demise of Sheila Alitwala Kadaga, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga’s niece who died on …
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