The Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Rt Hon. Anita Annet Among, had the honor of meeting His Holiness Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican on August 24th, 2024. During the meeting, Pope Francis expressed his admiration for Uganda’s welcoming approach to migrants and refugees from various…
President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday, 18 August 2024 officially opened the 21st Edition of the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSA) Games. The games, which will run up to 27 August 2024 are being hosted by Bukedea Comprehensive School and Amus College School in Bukedea District, making…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met the leaders of the ghetto SACCOs in Kampala Metropolitan Area at State House Entebbe. The group included 100 ghetto youth leaders who are also the heads of the 12 ghetto SACCOs in Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono. The beneficiaries of the SACCOs are from Rubaga…
Commissioner of Parliament Solomon Silwanyi, who also doubles as the Bukooli central Member of Parliament has condemned fellow MPs from Busoga for involving themselves in the plan to censure him and other commissioners. Silwanyi termed such behaviors as being hypocritical and selfish, noting a previous incident where some MPs in…
Barely a week after the National Environment Authority (NEMA) began cracking down on settlements in wetlands, Parliament raised concerns about the process’s execution, particularly in the Lubigi wetland. Among’s Concerns During Wednesday morning’s plenary session, Speaker Anita Among questioned why NEMA allowed people to settle in wetlands only to evict them…
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has warned legislators to desist from accepting inducements from accounting officers as they are bound to falling into traps of corruption. The Speaker’s warning comes after the arrest and remand of Lwengo Woman MP Cissy Namujju, Paul Akamba of Busiki County and Yusuf Mutembuli of…
The Ministry of Finance has announced plans to acquire 29 additional loans valued at over Shs18.7 trillion to finance various public projects. This move comes as Uganda’s public debt reaches US$24.60 billion (Shs93.38 trillion) as of the end of December 2023. These details are outlined in the “Report on Public…
In a speech where Ugandans expected accountability for the financial year ending 30th June 2024, President Yoweri Museveni addressed corruption and re-affirming the journey of his National Resistance Movement (NRM) since capturing state power in 1986. While delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Kololo Independence grounds on…
The NRM Caucus Vice spokesperson Herbert Kinobere, has issued a directive urging all party MPs not to append their signatures on the censure motion against the commissioners. He said the MPs should wait until they receive guidance from their party chairman, President Museveni. During a press conference at Parliament, Kinobere…
NATIONAL | President Museveni has directed Speaker of Parliament Anita Among to explain the ownership of a house in the United Kingdom that the British government insists belongs to her. In a May 23 letter – confirmed by State House as authentic -, Mr Museveni said he had received information…
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