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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba has rejected calls by the Deputy Inspector General of Police-DIGP, Major General Geoffrey Kastigazi Tumusiime to submit another list of people believed to have been abducted by state security agencies. Mpuuga argues that it has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga, has asked the government to prioritize reducing the distance between health centers from 30km to 5km, to improve access to HIV/AIDS care services among the rural population. Mpuuga’s proposal is contained in his statement commemorating World AIDS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament-LOP, Mathias Mpuuga has tasked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to honour his compensation pledge to the families of 54 Ugandans killed in the November 2020 demonstrations. Mpuuga made the statement on Friday in commemoration of the 54 civilians killed by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has proposed a meeting between the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Mathias Mpuuga, and Finance State Minister (Privatisation and Investment) Evelyn Anite, after an unsatisfactory response to the LoP’s concerns on government’s failure to meet its financial obligations. In a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has said the House is investigating circumstances under which a committee report due to be presented was leaked to the media. During the plenary sitting of Wednesday, 09 November 2022 in her communication, Among revealed that some Members of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has demanded for a comprehensive report on the killing of police officers at Busiika police station on Sunday, 30 October 2022. Unknown assailants shot and killed Police officers, Alex Wagaluka, the in-charge of Busiika’s Criminal Investigations Department – CID, …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Kikuube district have tasked members of the opposition in Parliament to compel the government and oil companies to immediately compensate them for their land which was taken to facilitate the smooth running of the …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga has faulted the government for failing to resettle residents evicted from their ancestral land in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district. The more than 1,000 residents mainly women and children were evicted from Bukinda, Kavule, Bwizibwera, Kyeya, Nyaruhanga, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, His Highness Solomon Gafabusa Rukairabasaija Iguru has tasked the opposition in the country to jealously support the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP project, and reject the EU Parliament decision to stay it for a year. The European Parliament resolution adopted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga, has submitted to the government, a list containing details of people allegedly abducted by state security and detained without trial. According to information obtained by Uganda Radio Network-URN, Mpuuga submitted the list on Friday, October 6th, 2022 to the …