Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Interfaith organizations have asked the government to speed up the passing into law of the Sexual Offences Bill to reduce the rising cases of gender-based violence in the country. The bill was re-tabled last year in November by Kumi Woman MP Monica Amoding nine …
Read More »Approving proposal for all ministers to be ex-officio would be a nullity- Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has rejected an opposition proposal to make all ministers ex-officio Members of Parliament on grounds that it infringes on Article 93 of the Constitution and imposes a charge on the Consolidated Fund. This is part of the committee …
Read More »MPs disagree on removal of army representatives from parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have urged the House to reject a proposal by the Opposition to remove the army from being represented in parliament. The army is among the special interest groups currently represented in Parliament. The others …
Read More »Parliament’s legal committee rejects proposal for establishment of speaker’s panel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has rejected a proposal seeking to establish a Speaker’s panel. In his Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the Shadow Attorney-General Wilfred Niwagaba proposed a new Article in the Constitution introducing a Speaker’s panel. The Bill proposed to restrict the …
Read More »Opposition tables Constitution Amendment Bill
✳ Remove of army representation ✳ Restrict Ministers to 21 ✳ Repeal office of RDCs ✳ Repeal office of Prime Minister ✳ Reinstate Presidential term limits ✳ Involve judiciary in appointing Electoral Commission member Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition has tabled the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Bukoto …
Read More »EC wants powers to ban presidential candidates who flout electoral laws
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama has sought a provision giving them power to ban campaigns of any presidential candidate who flouts electoral laws and guidelines. Byabakama was on Thursday appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that is currently collecting views …
Read More »Electoral Reform Bills: EC opposes move to delay elections in new districts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has opposed a proposal by government to delay polls in newly created districts and constituencies until the next round of general elections. This is one of the proposals in the Parliamentary Elections Amendment Bill, 2019. However, on Tuesday, a delegation from the …
Read More »Tororo councilors deny parliamentary legal committee access to council hall
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama at Tororo district headquarters on Friday when councilors blocked the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee from accessing the council hall. The committee was in the district to conduct a public hearing on the proposed Electoral reforms in Bukedi sub region. Earlier in …
Read More »Committee needs UGX 200m for regional consultations on electoral reforms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee will need 200 million shillings to facilitate regional consultations on the recently tabled electoral reforms. The reforms were tabled by the government through the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill, the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, …
Read More »MPs task Attorney General on Supreme Court recommendations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has directed Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana to present reforms that were recommended by the Supreme Court since 2001. The Committee Chairperson Markson Jacob Oboth-Oboth made the directive on Tuesday during an interface with Mwesigwa who appeared alongside Justice …
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