The advice was given by Upendo Furaha Peneza, the chairperson of the Tanzania Youth Parliamentary Forum at the official launch of the Alliance for National Transformation, an opposition political party fronted by Maj Gen Gregory Mugisha Muntu. Furaha, 30, is a member of Chadema, the Party for Democracy and Progress in Tanzania.
Read more ...Muntu will be deputized by Makerere University Don Nyanja Musoke as the national Deputy Coordinator-Operations and former Serere Woman MP Alice Alaso as the National coordinator-Finance and Administration. Martin Okumu will serve as the National Coordinator for Research and Policy.
Read more ...The National Identification and Registration Authority (NITA) has say they do not have a disaster recovery plan and recovery site in case of a disaster on the countries data.
Read more ...The matter came up this morning as officials from the authority appeared before Parliament's committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to respond to queries raised by the Auditor General in his report for the financial year 2018.
Read more ...The new Uganda Land Commission chairperson Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaisiki has termed Government as a bad land owner who has failed to survey and title its land.
Read more ...The proposal is contained in the report of the committee which has been scrutinizing the payment of 41 billion Shillings to 10 Ugandan companies. The committee was set up after a government request for parliamentary approval to clear a debt of 151 billion Shillings owed to Ugandan traders and companies by the South Sudan government.
Read more ...The dispute started in 2012 when the Adjumani district council gazetted the area as East Madi Game Reserve, a move which was opposed by authorities in Amuru district, who equally claimed rights over the same land. It has taken twists and turns over the years, resulting in loss of lives and property.
Read more ...Government is seeking a parliamentary approval to borrow 1.7 trillion shillings ($456m) from the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China for the upgrade and Construction of National Oil Roads.
Read more ...The Speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga says she doesn’t believe that the public should pay OTT for the MPs. While addressing journalists at parliament on Thursday, Kadaga promised to find out those behind the decision and scrutinize the contract.
Read more ...Parliament is not planning to increase salaries for Members of Parliament, the Parliamentary commission has said.
Read more ...The bill also seeks to reform laws relating to the development, management, and maintenance of public roads. It will introduce express penalties for drivers who violate axle load regulations.
Read more ...During the 17th Ordinary Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State held in March 2016, the Presidents launched the new EAC e-Passport and directed that issuance of the passports should take effective 1st January 2017 followed by a phased suspension of the readable East African and National Passports in a period of two years.
Read more ...In an early ladies game played at the same venue, YMCA Lady Hamsters stopped Makerere University Sparks 66-57 in a yet another entertaining game. YMCA’s Millicent Otieno had 18 points and three rebounds, while Makerere’s Ruth Nangiro had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Read more ...Kadaga said that it is unfortunate that companies that export workers abroad are owned by Ministers who have done nothing to fight human trafficking
Read more ...The children; Raiden Wasswa and Roman Kato, drowned in a swimming pool at their home yard in Mbalala, Mukono district on Monday. They were buried today at Kapeke Village in Nama Sub County, Mukono district.
Read more ...The telecom regulator was expected to respond to concerns raised by Uganda Human Rights Commission on privacy of individual data, blockage of digital services like internet and other rights violation involving technology and the media.
Read more ...Robina Nabanja, the Kakumiro Woman MP and a member of the Parliamentary Commission defended the move, saying it is right for the house to pay for the legislators OTT and provide them data since they are doing people’s work on Ipads provided through tax payer’s money.
Read more ...On Tuesday, the Attorney General Byaruhanga blamed the delay by government to table the proposed reforms on lack of funds to facilitate the Constitutional Review Commission.
Read more ...The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness has said Government has provided over 100 billion shillings to address disaster losses and damages.
Read more ...The Deputy Speaker of Parliament has said there should be no more movement inside Apaa and Zoka forest for settlement as the committee embarks on investigating the Amuru-Adjumani boundary dispute.
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