MP Seeks Ban on Security Officers Accused of Human Rights Violations
MP Charles Onen representing Laroo-Pece Division in Gulu City has presented a draft bill to parliament where he made a proposal suggesting that all individuals accused of human rights violations should be prohibited from serving in any of the country's security agencies.
This proposal comes after Parliament granted Onen leave to introduce a private member’s bill on Thursday, August 29 2024 marking a pivotal step in the ongoing conversation about accountability and justice in Uganda.
According to Onen, the proposed legislation...
MPs Credit Museveni Restoring Peace and Security in Northern Uganda
The parliamentary regional sitting in Gulu City on Thursday, August 29th, 2024, entered the second day of plenary sessions being chaired by the Speaker, Annet Anita Among.
During the Thursday plenary sessions, legislators from both the ruling National Resistance Movement party and various opposition parties applauded the Uganda People’s Defense Forces under the leadership of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the Commander in Chief for restoring peace and stability in Northern Uganda.
MP Dan Kimosho Atwijukire from Kazo District praised President...
Ggoobi Calls for Evidence-Based Solutions, Interventions to Accelerate Economic Growth
The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST) Ramathan Ggoobi has said there is an urgent need to discover evidence-based solutions and interventions to accelerate economic growth.
While delivering a keynote address on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at the 8th High-Level Economic Growth Forum at the Serena Hotel, Kampala, Ggoobi emphasized the importance of grabbing chances and utilizing favorable environmental conditions to achieve structural transformation.
Ggoobi noted that Uganda's economy showed remarkable resilience by attaining a growth rate of 6.0%...
Boycott of Gulu Regional Sitting Exposes Ssenyonyi’s’ Failure to Lead Opposition MPs
The decision to boycott the parliamentary regional sitting in Gulu City has exposed the declining power of the Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi.
On record, out of the current 109 opposition MPs, over 80 are in attendance and fully participating in the plenary sessions that kicked off on Wednesday and were chaired by the Speaker, Annet Anita Among.
The opposition MPs in attendance are from the NUP, UPC, and DP, among others.
Dr. Abed Bwanika (NUP), the MP of Kimanya Kabonera...
Uganda to Hold 1st Defense, Security Expo in Kampala
The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said that the first Defense and Security Expo is set to be held in Kampala.
He says the Expo scheduled for next month will be one of the activities to honor the former Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Aronda Nyakairima.
Gen. Muhoozi revealed this development on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, while chairing an implementation committee meeting to prepare for Gen. Aronda Nyakairima Memorial Events at the SFC Headquarters in Entebbe.
"The events, slated...
Gov’t Tables Engineers Professional Bill 2024
The government has introduced a new Engineers Professional Bill 2024 to replace the outdated Engineers Registration Act of 1969.
The bill, which seeks to regulate the code of conduct for the engineering profession in Uganda, was tabled for the first reading during the inaugural session of the regional sitting in Gulu on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, by Musa Ecweru, the State Minister for Works.
Minister Ecweru noted that The Engineers Registration Act, Cap. 271, regulates aspects of engineers only and does...
