Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop Patrick Okabe, the Serere County member of parliament has died in a motor accident. According to information obtained by URN, Bishop Okabe was involved in a head-on collision with a Kenya truck registration number KCX 071K while driving with his wife, Christine Okabe, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT | Parliament has paid tribute to Justice Rubby Aweri Opio, the Justice of the Supreme Court who passed away on Wednesday, 07 December 2022. During a special sitting to pay tribute to him held on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government and Budiope East Member of Parliament, Moses Magogo have agreed to harmonise and come up with a comprehensive and holistic Sports Bill. While meeting the Committee on Education and Sports on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the two parties were given up to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary committee on rules, discipline and privileges has started their investigations into the alleged misconduct of Mityana Municipality legislator Francis Zaake Butebi. The committee started with a closed-door meeting last week with all committee members agreeing on how best the investigations on the alleged …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Commissioner for Equity and Rights in the Ministry of Gender, Dr. Jane Nakyanzi Ekapu has urged Parliament to review the continuous sexual violence reports and take action. Dr. Nakyanzi was on Friday speaking during a seminar for Parliament staff on the 16 days …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa suspended the plenary for more than 30 minutes on Tuesday after Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake defied his directive on the procedure of raising a matter of national importance. Zaake had sought a resolution of the House pertaining …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday vetted three new Judges of the Supreme Court appointed by President Yoweri Museveni. The Justices include; Elizabeth Musoke, Stephen Musota, and Christopher Madrama Izama. Museveni also appointed Oscar John Kihika, who is also the Legal Director of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports Federations and Associations have welcomed the decision of Parliament to investigate the activities of the National Council of Sports (NCS). This comes two after the speaker of parliament, Anita Among constituted a seven-member select committee chaired by Laura Kanushu, the National Female PWDs MP …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises – COSASE has started inquiries on how 124.367 billion Shillings was diverted by the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to finance other road activities that were not planned for. According to the Auditor General’s report for the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has said that it will move the protection law aimed at protecting consumers from false advertisement, predatory pricing and substandard products. According to the Chairperson of the Committee, Mwine Mpaka, although there are several laws in the …
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