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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Jinja Municipality East MP Paul Mwiru has tabled a Constitutional Amendment Bill seeking to provide a mechanism for addressing regional imbalances in recruitment, appointment and promotion of persons in public offices. Mwiru is specifically seeking an amendment of chapter four of the Constitution which provides …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Cabinet has approved the creation of 31 new counties in various parts of the country. This is in addition to another 15 new constituencies that were approved by Cabinet recently and awaiting parliamentary approval. State Minister for ICT Peter Ogwang told journalists in Kampala on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has confirmed that one Member of Parliament tested positive for COVID-19. Although the Ministry made no mention of the name, its officials told the Government Assurances Committee of Parliament this morning that the MP is already undergoing treatment and steadily …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament on the Committee on Agriculture want the government to account for funds spent in the fight against locusts.   Uganda has spent more than 267 billion shillings in loans and donations to fight locusts that ravaged some parts of East and Central Africa …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has said that he does not see any problem with his absence as chair of the plenary, saying he will resume when asked to do so. Oulanyah was speaking to the press about his candidature for the position …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is probing a decision by the United Nations to sublease Uganda Police Land in Naguru to Used car dealers. The land which houses the Police Training School was offered by the government to the United Nations African Institute for …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Central Government has directed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Mugoya to submit a comprehensive report on the state of the country’s missions and properties abroad. The Committee Chaired by Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been tasked to explain Uganda’s failure to take up 248 scholarships offered by four foreign countries. The scholarships were offered by Italy, Germany, Belgium and Algeria. The Public Accounts Commitee of Parliament raised the queries in a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has questioned officials from the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) over their failure to pay a 2.87 billion Shillings debt to a German firm, Muhlbauer High Tech International. The firm was contracted by the government to update the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Up to 300 Members and Staff of Parliament were screened for COVID-19 on Thursday. The screening which started at 8 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m. followed guidance by the Ministry of Health to test all members as a way of reducing exposure to COVID-19 …