Tag Archives: Rebecca Kadaga

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Mayor of Jinja municipality Majid Batambuze has tasked government to ensure immediate funding of the newly created cities. Seven regional cities namely; Jinja, Arua, Fort Portal, Mbale, Mbarara, Gulu and Masaka started operations on Wednesday. However, the interim leaders have stressed inadequate funding as …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  State Minister for environment Beatrice Anywar has been tasked to order the removal of private and government tractors from Kiwula Central Forest Reserve in Kayunga district.   The directive made by parliament on Tuesday followed a report by Kayunga Woman MP Idah Nantaba that the tractors …

Kampala, Uganda | Prossy Nansubuga | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has informed the house during plenary that she will forward the petition on renaming Kampala streets and removal of colonial icons to the office of the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda for government action. This has come after last week …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Former Buganda Kingdom Attorney General Apollo Makubuya has petitioned Parliament seeking to decolonize and rename streets in Kampala and other geographical features, saying current names glorify slavery and brutality. Makubuya, also the Special Advisor to the Kabaka of Buganda on Palace Matters, led a team …

  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 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said Parliament has accused the Ministry of Finance of avoiding to pay off Ugandan traders who supplied goods to South Sudan. Last year in May, Parliament approved 900 Billion shillings for traders that supplied goods and services to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Thursday afternoon tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to take keen interest in the status of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The decision followed a matter of National Importance raised by Kassanda North MP Patrick Nsamba Oshabe in which he complained …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda cyclists in Kira municipality want to meet President Museveni over the continued lockdown. On Monday, President Museveni said restrictions on boda-bodas, schools, religious gatherings, hawkers, arcades, salons and curfew among others would continue as the country continues to ease the lockdown. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UN office in Uganda is awaiting confirmation from the president to launch a youth innovative campaign for solutions to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The goals were adopted by United Nations member states in 2015 as a universal call to action to end …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija to explain the variance in figures presented during his budget speech which was presented last week. This follows an observation of inconsistencies in the figures that were approved by Parliament …