The Speaker of Uganda’s Rebecca Kadaga has no kind words for Ministers who are found of dodging Parliament to respond to questions raised by electorates through their MPs. The Speaker requested the MPs to settle for the few ministers willing to respond to the questions, warning that the electorates will
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West Nile MPs Threaten To Quit 10th Parliament, Secede From Uganda Over Evelyn Anite’s Life
A section of MPs from the West Nile region have backed State Minister for Investment and Privatisation, Evelyn Anite’s stance on Uganda Telecom saga, revealing that they will resign their positions in the 10th Parliament and secede from Uganda if the mafias kill their colleague. This follows Anite’s startling allegation
Read MoreDR Congo President Tshisekedi, Kabila Announce Coalition Govt
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila have agreed to form a coalition government. The announcement was made by chief negotiators on live TV on Monday night and confirms reports from Friday that the two camps had made the agreement. The cabinet will consist of
Read MoreRwanda has celebrated Liberation Day without a single head of state from a neighbouring country being present at the ceremony, reports the BBC's Great Lakes service. The day marks the coming to power of Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), overthrowing the regime responsible for the 1994 genocide. The RPF has remained
Read MorePreparations are underway for the forthcoming Uganda -Tanzania Business Forum scheduled to take place from 4th - 5th September 2019 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, in Dar es Salam - Tanzania The Business Forum will take place under the theme “Promoting bilateral trade and investment for growth and
Read MoreElectoral Reforms: IPOD Wants Political Aspirants Not To Collect Signatures For Nomination
Inter Party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD) members want the Electoral Commission to drop the requirement of political aspirants collecting signatures before they are nominated, saying the process is costly. The call was made today by the IPOD Council Chair, Gerald Blacks Siranda while presenting the IPOD electoral and constitutional reform
Read MoreA Kenyan cabinet minister has denied plotting to kill Deputy President William Ruto, local media report. Trade Minister Peter Munya was speaking outside the headquarters of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations where he had been summoned, along with two other cabinet ministers, to talk about allegations that they were threatening
Read MoreCURRENCY SAGA: CAA Reveals They Don’t Inspect What BoU Brings Into The Country
The Civil Aviation Authority - CAA never dealt directly with the Central Bank on matters relating to a chartered plane that was carrying Printed currency notes from abroad. The clarification came in relation to questionable cargo that was found on a plane chartered to deliver pallets of printed currency
Read MoreMinister Okello Oryem Lauds Uganda-Turkey Bilateral Relations
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (International Relations) of the Republic of Uganda, Okello Oryem has hailed the existing Bilateral Trade relations between Uganda and Turkey. Oryem made the remarks during a meeting held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he met a 12 man Delegation of
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni listed the same government Bills for parliament to handle in the coming year as he did in his 2018 Address, URN reports. Museveni on Thursday delivered the State of the Nation address on the achievements made by the government in the past year, the challenges and also
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