Tag Archives: Rebecca Kadaga

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile on Friday stealthily made his way into Parliament’s vetting committee to defend his re-appointment as Governor of the Central Bank, with security personnel ensuring that media and the public did not catch a glimpse of him. The ailing 71-year-old economist has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Auditor General John Muwanga says that Uganda’s high cost of borrowing may deny future generations the opportunity to sustainably borrow. This is carried in his findings on the public debt in the financial year 2019/2020 audit report that he presented to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report of the Auditor General has revealed financial indiscipline in relation to the utilization of 311 billion Shillings disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. Auditor General John Muwanga presented his report for financial year 2019/2020 to Speaker Rebecca …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Winning the speaker’s race for the next parliament will not only depend on the criteria set by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party which enjoys the majority in parliament, but also the interests of top party officials. In May this year, 529 MPs will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has tasked the Public Service and Local Governments Committee of parliament to ascertain whether Daycare Centers exist at the newly built markets and how they are used. In June 2015, Parliament approved a Shillings 268 billion loan request to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has tasked the Ministry of Education intervened in the on-going strike by academic staff at all public universities. The lecturers laid down tools on February 6 due to the non-payment of their salary enhancement arrears by the government which …

Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah declared his intention to challenge Kadaga for Speaker of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) has thrown its weight behind the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah as he seeks to unseat his boss Rebecca Kadaga. Oulanyah has already declared his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has proposed measures to fast track five bills which he says should have been merged into one.  Oulanyah on Wednesday stepped into the chair following the demise of Sheila Alitwala Kadaga, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga’s niece who died on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has brushed off concern by some Members of Parliament on the continued absence of her deputy, Jacob Oulanyah. Oulanyah has not chaired any parliamentary session for over a year now, raising concerns from some legislators. Oulanyah last chaired …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has allowed individual members of parliament to present lists of missing people from their constituencies. She made the decision after the Internal Affairs Minister; Gen. Jeje Odongo failed to show up to present the list of people in state …