Tag Archives: 11th Parliament

Anita Among, the speaker of Parliament has tasked the finance ministry to table a national budget framework paper before the parliament. She said this should be done by 15th December before MPs break off for their Christmas holidays. According to Among, this will enable the MPs to study the budget in time. It will also allow the shadow minister for ...

Former EALA candidate, Gilbert Agaba, has said he expected Parliament to organize better East Africa Legislators Assembly elections. To his disappointment, however, the previously concluded elections have been the most disorganized in history. “I expected a better election (EALA) to be organized by Parliament. We have never experienced an election like this. The numbers in that election don’t tally. The ...

Kiira Municipality Member of Parliament Hon Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has lashed out at political parties UPC and DP. He said that these will soon be forgotten in the history of Uganda especially in the struggle against injustice. According to Ssemujju, these have connived with the NRM to continue oppressing Ugandans. “DP and UPC will be forgotten. The fight against injustice ...

The controversial Nyege Nyege festival is set to kick off today, Thursday, September 15. The event’s co-founder, Derek Debru, says they aim at creating more jobs as well as promote trade and talent in the arts and music industry. This time around, the annual festival drew some public attention following parliament’s attempt to block the festival. The Speaker of parliament, ...

The MP for Bugiri Municipality and president of JEEMA Uganda, Hon Asuman Basalirwa has said that Parliament has never stopped the Nyege Nyege Festival. As Parliamentarians, they simply gave their opinion about the event. “Parliament has never stopped Nyege Nyege. Parliament gave its opinion on the festival,” said Hon Basalirwa while appearing on NBS TV’s Barometer program. This seems quite ...