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BREAKING NEWS: Mpuuga says he will not resign over Bobi family interests in NUP

Former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga has said he will not resign from his current position of Parliament Commissioner as demanded by National Unity Platform leadership. Mpuuga said he will not bend to current self-seekers hell-bent on breaking him. He said he will continue guiding the young politicians in NUP to bring sanity to the party. Mpuuga was accused of corruption following the benefits of sh500m he received as outgoing LoP. Details in the statement below:

admin March 1, 2024

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Tayebwa vows to engage EU on unfair trade restrictions after being elected to bureau of OACPS

LUANDA, ANGOLA— Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has been elected member of the bureau to represent East Africa to the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) - European Union General Assembly.  Tayebwa was elected during the 64th session of the OACPS Parliamentary. Assembly and Constitutive Sessions of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assemblies happening in Luanda, Angola, between 17 – 21. Tayebwa will be representing Mauritius, Seychelles, Djibouti, Comoros, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.  Key among others, Tayebwa said he will  focus on the implementation of the Samoa Agreement which has replaced the Cotonou Agreement that had been running for over 20 years.  "We shall be engaging strongly with the European Union coalition's to deal with climate change, gender parity, energy transition, human rights, Peace and Conflict Resolution, and democracy which are cornerstones of the international […]

admin February 18, 2024

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Tayebwa lauds Uganda’s embassy in Pretoria for strengthening trade, bilateral ties

Kampala: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has hailed Uganda’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Paul Amoru, for advancing the country's economic agenda in the southern part of the continent. Tayebwa hosted Amoru in his office at Parliament House on Thursday for substantive discussions regarding Uganda's focal interests in the six countries of his Southern Africa accreditation. In a tweet from his official account, Deputy Speaker Tayebwa commended Amoru's unwavering dedication to advancing Uganda's economic and developmental agenda and strengthening government-to-government ties. Amb. Amoru, who holds accreditation to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, and Lesotho, expressed gratitude towards the Deputy Speaker for his leadership and support. Pledging to further promote commercial and economic diplomacy, Amb. Amoru re-emphasized commitment to deepening bilateral ties and offering diligent service to Ugandans and friends of Uganda within his area of accreditation. In the last one […]

admin February 17, 2024

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How Uganda’s healthcare system is failing LGBTQ+ people 

By: ALINDA BAGENDA GRACE MBARARA: Gender and sexual minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people (LGBTQ+) have a higher relative risk of acquiring HIV than the general population yet face significant barriers to accessing prevention, care, and treatment services due to stigma and criminalization, sources have revealed. This discrepancy has only worsened in Uganda since lawmakers enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act in May 2023. Annita Matsika, a senior health journalist based in Mbarara, notes that in Greater Western Uganda, a region with over 20 million people, there are only two drop-in health clinics known to offer LGBTQ+ people safe and inclusive treatment. Some providers may not be knowledgeable about LGBTQ+ health issues or may hold biases that can impact the quality of care, according to Matsika.  This lack of understanding can make individuals hesitant to seek medical assistance, Matsika […]

admin January 22, 2024

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To hell with your visas: Ministers tell Americans

KAMPALA: Two Ugandan cabinet ministers have told the US they will not be scared in their move to protect the family values even as America moves to restrict travelling for those reportedly involved in stepping on human rights of minority groups. Chris Baryomunsi, the minister for ICT, said Nobody should be threatened by these actions of the international actors. “If they cherish homosexuality, let them cherish it. As Ugandans, we don’t,” he said. “As a government and Ugandans, we must remain firm. We may be poor but not desperate that we will dangle our resources and lose our values,” Baryomunsi added. “We know the Speaker was the first victim of visa restrictions. Personally, if you denied me passage to America I don’t think I would die.” David Bahati, the state minister for trade, said: “We should remain firm in the […]

admin December 6, 2023

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WASTAGE: MPs to pocket sh2.7m per day for sports

KAMPALA: MPs who will represent Uganda at the East African Games in Rwanda will be paid $720 (about sh2.7m) as per diem. This was revealed by Speaker Anita Among during plenary on Wednesday. Close to 200 MPs and parliamentary staff will be travelling to Kigali to take part in the regional games with counterparts from other East African Community countries. Among warned the MPs against sleeping in cheap hotels, saying the US$720 (Shs2,719,602) that they will earn as per diem should be enough to get them a decent hotels, instead of camping in cheat hotels of US$20 (Shs75,533). "I want to encourage MPs that as you go there, represent Uganda well in terms of discipline. I am giving you money, US$ 720 per day and you go and sleep in a room of US$20,” Among said. “That is unacceptable for […]

admin December 6, 2023

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New Bill wants bars opened at 5-10pm

KAMPALA: Tororo District Woman MP Sarah Opendi has finally tabled her proposed Bill, which suggests that bars should only open between 5-10pm on weekdays. The Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2023, proposes a jail term of 10 years or fine of shs20m for anyone found selling alcoholic drinks before 5pm and beyond 10pm on working days. Opendi also wants the ban of employment of people below 18 in premises where alcoholic drinks are manufactured, sold, stored or consumed. She has proposed a fine not exceeding sh20m or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or both.

admin November 24, 2023

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MPs discover, exhume ghost dams in Karamoja again

KAMPALA - Ghosts and scandals continue rocking Karamoja, with Members of Parliament recently unearthing non-existent irrigation dams and valley tanks. The legislators on the agriculture committee discovered that despite government sinking billions of shillings in the project, some tanks and dams were never constructed in both Karamoja and Teso sub-regions. The dams had been planned to improve agriculture in the two regions. What we found was that some of the dams that are being talked about are not even existing, for example Paylong dam which is supposed to help the community of Kotido isn’t even existing,” Janet Grace Akech Okori-Moe, the chairperson of the agriculture committee, said. “What we saw at the site of Pylong is some pond with weeds grown all over the place and I think that one was constructed by the Ministry of Water,” she added. “There […]

admin October 27, 2023