Tag Archives: 11th Parliament

The deputy speaker of Parliament Hon Thomas Tayebwa has congratulated his fellow MPs and the Speaker of Parliament for eventually passing the Anti-Homosexuality bill. Tayebwa added that it’s now time to know where the relationship between Uganda and the West stands. He also said that Parliament acted in the interest of Ugandans. God will therefore reward them for standing firm ...

The government has given a green light to Bugiri Municipality MP Asuman Basalirwa as regards to the new Anti-Homosexuality bill. He now has government’s approval to undertake the due process of crafting and finalizing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023. Apparently, the new bill is intended to prohibit same-sex relationships in Uganda. This happened after the Ministry of Finance gave Mr. Basalirwa ...

A section of members of Parliament have requested the reinstatement of the Constituency Development Fund. This is because their voters have overwhelming demands yet it is at times difficult to release funds for the development of constituencies. According to the MPs, the fund can help meet constituency demands to deliver services on the government’s behalf. A couple of years back, ...

Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Chris Baryomunsi, has said Ministers don’t have to attend Plenary sessions to show they are working. In any case, he says they will not be evaluated according to the number of times they have attended plenary sessions but how they will have delivered regarding their positions. “There is no crisis. The Ministers have been ...

The government recently proposed an increment of the fees for renewal and application of national IDs. It said that the fee would be increased from the normal shs 50,000 to shs 200,000. However, the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and internal affairs has questioned this proposal. The committee chairperson Rosemary Nyakikongoro revealed this addressing the parliament. The Kabale Municipality MP Nicholas ...