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 ...
Read More »Alcohol Control Bill Tabled Before Parliament
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 ...
Read More »Alcohol Control Bill; Activist Says As An Adult, She Can’t Stand Being Regulated
Activist, Sheila Kawamara, has said she is so against being regulated as an adult. She said this regarding the new Alcohol Control bill introduced in Parliament by Sarah Opendi. This bill is apparently to put the consumption of alcohol in the control. “I am really against being regulated as an adult in terms of my behaviour. If my parents didn’t ...
Read More »Uganda Ambassador To Kenya Vows To Unseat Sarah Opendi
Uganda ambassador to Kenya Phoebe Otaala has vowed to unseat Sarah Opendi energy and mineral minister as Tororo district woman member of parliament. Otaala accuses opendi for failing to cause rapid development of the district despite of the huge district potential for business, border location and tourism. “I trained Sarah Opendi in mature politics and service delivery but has failed ...
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