Tag Archives: Jane Kibirige

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has awarded Rebecca Kadaga for her service during her tenure as Speaker. Jane Kibirige, the Clerk to Parliament presented the award to Kadaga on Thursday on behalf of the House administration. The event took place in Kadaga’s new office as Kamuli Woman MP at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have been advised to work from their constituencies during the two weeks of parliament lockdown. This comes after concerns raised by Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament-LOP indicating that the closure has left MPs stranded. Parliament last week announced that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has written to the clerk of Parliament Jane Kibirige asking her to block the appointment of General Paul Lokech as Deputy Inspector General of Police. Gen. Lokech has served with the Uganda People’s Defence Forces where he is credited for crashing …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  MPs who have not yet used up the 20 million Shillings given to them as facilitation for their COVID-19 activities, have been given an ultimatum to return the money to Parliament by May 27. A letter dated May 12, the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige has summoned Sam Obbo, the Principle Press Secretary to the Speaker of Parliament to explain a message he posted on social media. On April 4th, Obbo forwarded a message to the Parliament Press group and Parliament staff whatsapp group. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige has extended the forced leave of Parliaments’ Director of Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore indefinitely. Obore’s trouble with Parliament started in March 2019 when Kibirige notified him that the Inspectorate of Government had conducted investigations noting that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The title of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by the Shadow Attorney General Wilfred Niwagaba has been gazetted. The title gazette follows several exchanges between the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige, Attorney General’s Office, Ministry of Finance and the Leader of Opposition Betty Aol …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition in Parliament is at loggerheads with the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige for failing to gazette the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019, drafted by Shadow Attorney General Wilfred Niwagaba. The Bill seeks to scrap the representation of the army in Parliament, remove the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has directed the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige to publish the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019 in the gazette. Oulanyah made the directive on Tuesday following an appeal from Shadow Attorney General Wilfred Niwagaba who requested that his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige says that Parliament will seek advice of the Attorney General William Byaruhanga on the undelivered vehicles for the recently concluded Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC). Uganda Radio Network-URN learnt that 12 vehicles including Executive Commuter Vans, Mini Buses and Executive …