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Legislators call for free compulsory boarding school education
Posted: 01 Sep 2024 Members of Parliament from the Karamoja sub-region have asked government to develop and implement a policy for free compulsory boarding school education for all learners. The motion moved by Pian... -
Tayebwa issues directive on Gulu University land
Posted: 01 Sep 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called for the degazetting of part of Gulu Central Forest Reserve that government offered for expansion of Gulu University. Tayebwa expressed concern that land... -
Adopt e-recruitment in local governments - MPs
Posted: 01 Sep 2024 Legislators have urged government to consider replacing the current recruitment system in local governments with a digital system, as a response to the glaring allegations of corruption and bribery... -
Regional Sittings to become Part of Legislative Culture - Among
Posted: 29 Aug 2024 Regional parliamentary sittings will become part of the legislative culture of Parliament, Speaker Anita Among said. While chairing the second plenary session of the regional sitting at Kaunda... -
MP Lumu Pushes for change in Leader of the Opposition’s selection process
Posted: 29 Aug 2024 Parliament has granted the Mityana County South MP, Hon. Richard Lumu, to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Administration of Parliament Amendment Bill, 2024” The Bill among others,... -
President to resolve compensation woes of Northern Uganda war claimants
Posted: 29 Aug 2024 President Yoweri Museveni has given the people of Northern Uganda reassurance that he will resolve the impasse in compensating war claimants in the region. “I will call a meeting and discuss with... -
Gulu City motion honours Museveni’s peace initiatives
Posted: 29 Aug 2024 Members of Parliament have paid tribute to President Yoweri Museveni, for his role in restoring peace and security in Northern Uganda and the country at large. While presenting a motion to pay... -
Transitional Justice Bill to reconcile turbulent past in Northern Uganda
Posted: 29 Aug 2024 In a historic move towards healing Uganda’s past wounds, Hon. Charles Onen, the Laroo - Pece Member of Parliament has introduced a private member's Bill seeking to establish a national transitional... -
Cash crop strategy to boost agriculture in Northern Uganda
Posted: 29 Aug 2024 The State Minister for Northern Uganda, Hon. Kenneth Omona, has proposed that for the region to develop in the agricultural sector, they must have an agreed cash crop which people in the area can... -
MPs to Govt: Finish works on Pakwach, Karuma bridges
Posted: 29 Aug 2024 Members of Parliament have called for expeditious completion of repairs at Karuma and Pakwach bridges, saying any delays may tantamount to deadly disasters. Legislators complained that the two old...