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Rules Committee to meet Kadaga this week over Namuganza row

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee of Parliament has invited the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga for an interaction in relation to the bickering between her and State Minister for Land Persis Namuganza. The committee was tasked by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah to …

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Oulanyah wants dialogue over the political impasse in parliament

  Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah has called on the leader of government business in parliament and the leader of opposition to engage in dialogue to resolve the current political impasse following the events that characterized the debate to remove the presidential …

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Speaker Kadaga on value addition at the Dubai convention

Speaker Kadaga urges Ugandans to add value to agricultural products and exploit the available market in UAE Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has urged Ugandan producers and exporters to embrace value addition if they are to penetrate international markets. Kadaga was speaking at the …

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Opposition should check impunity in gov’t – Nigerian Speaker

Kampala,Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | An effective Opposition must act as the last check to prevent impunity in governments in much of Africa, the Deputy President (Speaker) of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has said. Meeting a delegation of selected MPs from the Opposition, Sen. Ekweremadu said that the Opposition …

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Jacob Oulanyah roots for equal opportunities

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has appealed to Members of Parliament, Equal Opportunities Commission, and institutions of government and others to champion equal opportunities for all. “The future of our great nation among other things largely depends on the importance we attach on issues …

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VIDEO: Uganda taxi drivers petition Kadaga

VIDEO:Taxi Drivers Petition Kadaga Taxi drivers under their umbrella body Amalgamated Transport and Worker’s uUion are accusing city authorities of selling off the old taxi park to a private investor without their knowledge. This situation has forced the taxi operators to petition the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asking MPs …

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VIDEO: KOTSA drivers, cyclists petition Parliament over Old Taxi Park sale

Kampala, Uganda| GODFREY SSALI | Taxi drivers under their umbrella body Kampala Operational Taxi Stages Association (KOTSA) have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga protesting the sale of the old taxi park without consulting them. The taxi drivers were accompanied by the unionized drivers and cyclists under the Amalgamated Transport …

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Parliament resumes plenary on Wednesday

Uganda’s Parliament is to resume plenary sittings on Wednesday. A statement signed by the Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige indicates that all committee activities will resume tomorrow before the house convenes on Wednesday. Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga last week suspended business, after what she called a “stupid court order” …

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Kadaga re-elected, Oulanyah wins by a landslide

The National Resistance Movement Party candidates Rebecca Kadaga and Jacob Oulanyah were re-elected to lead parliament today. Kadaga was unopposed as Speaker while Oulanyah got 300 votes against only 115 for Mohamed Nsereko in the contest for Deputy Speaker. President Yoweri Museveni attended the session and administered the oaths to …

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