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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of parliament (MPs) have created five Parliamentary seats for elderly persons, one of which has been ring-fenced for women. Every region including Central, Eastern, Northern and Western will each have a representative elected by the Elders’ Council constituting all the districts in a particular …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament want some sectors of the economy still under lockdown to re-open. They argue that the sectors are prepared to meet the standard operating procedures and adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines. Ever since the economy was locked in March 2020, some sectors …

✳ Buhweju West ✳ Buwekula South ✳ Kiboga West ✳ Lamwo East ✳ Bugangaizi South ✳ Chekwi East ✳ West Budama Central ✳ Kwania North ✳ Buyanja East ✳ Kagoma North ✳ Ngariam ✳ Agago West ✳ Bukanga North ✳ Bukimbiri ✳ Nakaseke Central. ✳ Kapere (Ngora district) ✳ Butiru …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the Minister of Health and State Minister of Kampala to explain to parliament allegations that they flouted government guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19. Minister Ruth Aceng and Benna Namugwanya Bugembe have in the past one week been …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Club, restaurants and entertainment owners association have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga seeking a phased reopening of the entertainment sector. The Association led by their chairperson Tesfalem Gherathu says that with over 70,000 bars, lodges and restaurants closed since March, an …

Was Museveni right to skip politics, COVID-19, to tout economy? | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | When President Yoweri Museveni delivered the State of the Nation on June 4 he had a choice: to focus on politics as he has done in the past, dwell on the economy, or explain the …

 The law seeks to allocate at least 40% of sub-contracts in public procurement to local companies Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | For quite a while, Uganda’s entrepreneurs have been lagging behind owing to the stiff competition from big foreign firms. But this could soon come to an end following …

  Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rivalry between the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has once again come to the fore, with a proposal reportedly aimed at impeaching Oulanyah in offing. MPs from the Busoga caucus reportedly started collecting signatures to impeach Oulanyah …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament has demanded an explanation from the Internal Affairs Minister over the lack of payment of security officers at the frontline in the fight against coronavirus. The MPs expressed disappointment on Tuesday during a plenary session chaired by Speaker …

Why Kadaga is right and Museveni is wrong about the role of MPs in the Coronavirus fight THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Uganda’s elites are very angry that their legislators allocated themselves Shs10 billion to aid the fight against the coronavirus. Many see the act as a …