In a bold move aimed at reinforcing legislators’ commitment to legislative duties and value for tax payers’ money, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Anita Among has hinted on restricting foreign travels for legislators who have made consistently dodged participating in plenary sessions of Parliament. While presiding over the plenary sitting of November 22, 2023, […]
Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, presiding over the House sitting on Wednesday, 25 October 2023 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, is in talks with key leaders in government and the Opposition, to settle the stalemate over human rights violations and the latter’s continued boycott of House proceedings. Opposition MPs led by their leader, Hon.
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Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, addressing Parliament on Thursday 19 October 2023 The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen David Muhoozi, has thirty days to make a response to the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, over the alleged unabated human rights abuses and the shrinking civic space. The
In the bustling heart of Uganda, a storm brews in the political arena. Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, has once again been summoned before the Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Discipline. This marks the third instance of such a call. The repeated appearances of Zaake before the committee have sent ripples through the political landscape,
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Dan Wandera Ogalo,former MP and Managing Partner M/s Victoria Advocates and Legal Consultants. Counsel Peter Walubiri has challenged the Uganda Electoral Commission to set non partisan levelled principals of free and fair to all political parties and individual. He said this during the ongoing opposition retreat on constitution and electoral reforms at speak resort Munyonyo
Featured Photo: Tayebwa (L) in a meeting with other political heads on the arrest of the MPs The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has criticized the security agencies for what he called the brutal arrest of 11 female legislators. The legislators from the Opposition while arrested on Thursday, 27 April 2023 as they left Parliament to
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Kampala,Uganda: There was drama near Parliament on Thursday as police arrested about 11 female opposition legislators who aimed to lead a peaceful demonstration to a government office.How it startedThe Members of Parliament were planning to hold a peaceful march on April 27, 2023, moving from Parliament to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deliver a
The LOP Mathias Mpuuga has interacted with Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Denmark who are in the country to follow up on their country’s support to Uganda in the areas of Human Rights, Refugees, and Climate Change among others. The Danish MPs were accompanied by the Danish Ambassador to Uganda
BBC News Sri Lanka’s main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has told the BBC he intends to run for president, once Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down. © Getty ImagesSajith Premadasa says he is ready to take part in an all-party interim government This comes after his Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party held talks with allies to get support
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By Derrick Wandera/ Daily Monitor. Police arrest political activist, Dr Kizza Besigye after he tried to leave his home on May 23, 2022. Dr Kizza Besigye, The People’s Front for Transition (PFT) leader. Photo by Abubaker Lubowa/Daily Monitor. Police have arrested political activist and former presidential contender Kizza Besigye after he attempted to leave his home
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