Tag Archives: 11th Parliament

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 ...

Following the okaying of the Nyege Nyege Festival by the Government, a number of guidelines have now been released that should be followed by both the organizers and the partiers. S3x orgies, vulgar language, and minors are some of the things that have been banned from the Festival. A statement released by the Ministry of Information and National Guidance contained ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, recently warned legislators over absenteeism at plenary and committee sittings. Following this, Kasambya County MP, David Kabanda suggested that legislators’ pay should correspond to their attendance. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party MP Kabanda thinks that the move will curb this issue of absenteeism. “Once our salary is determined by attendance, the House will ...