Tag Archives: 11th Parliament

Singer King Saha has expressed his fury over the pending ban on the local herb miraa, commonly known as Mairungi. The singer through a TV interview was clearly outraged. He stated that he’s ready to fight for the herb not to be banned because it’s a source of livelihood for many Ugandans. The singer added that miraa is not a ...

The Constitutional Court has this Thursday morning overturned the decision by parliament to remove Hon Francis Zaake, the Mityana Municipality MP from the Parliamentary Commission. The court in its judgment ruled that Zaake was illegally thrown out of the Commission (the top governing body of parliament) without a quorum. The judges also found House Speaker Anita Among to have had ...

Last week, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, put the Government to task over the escalating fuel price. However, a statement by Okaasai Sidronius Opolot, the state Minister for Energy seems to suggest government will continue with its non-interference approach on commodity prices. “Uganda operates a liberalized downstream petroleum market, where pump prices are determined by the forces of demand ...

The Mawokota north constituency MP Hon Hilary Kiyaga aka Dr Hilderman who happens to also be the NUP shadow minister for entertainment has said that MP Hon Muhammad Ssegirinya did not follow protocol while flying abroad for medication. The Kawempe North MP is currently bedridden in the Netherlands in a critical condition. His situation was brought to light by Kampala ...

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has said that Parliament will foot the medical bills of Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya (NUP, Kawempe Division North) once his documents are in order with the Uganda Medical Board. He made this  commitment during plenary sitting on Tuesday, 22 August 2023. This commitment follows social media concerns that Ssegirinya had not received financial support ...