Tag Archives: Alcohol Control Bill

The MP for Mukono Municipality, Hon Betty Nambooze has revealed how the government blocked her alcohol control bill. It should be recalled that the government is in the process of enacting an alcohol control bill. This is being spearheaded by the woman MP of Tororo district, Hon Sarah Achieng Opendi. According to Nambooze, she once proposed such a bill because ...

The Alcohol Control Bill, 2023, is a private member’s bill that seeks to regulate the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcoholic drinks. It has now been presented to Parliament for consideration. Additionally, the Bill seeks to stop the sale of alcohol to children. It got tabled during the house sitting on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Sarah Opendi, the mover of ...

Former Kawempe South MP Hon Mubarak Munyagwa has said that President Museveni won’t sign the Alcohol Control Bill into operation. This is because according to Munyagwa, Museveni is the number one beneficiary of drunkards. Apparently, they can never do anything meaningful to oust the government because they are never sober. Besides, their vote is easy to get according to the ...

The Woman MP Tororo, Sarah Opendi, has said the Alcohol Control Bill is for the good of the country. She says among the reasons causing poverty is the excessive use of alcohol and it’s about time this is checked. Opendi introduced this bill to Parliament in a bid for it to become law as soon as possible. “I didn’t just ...