Tag: Sarah Opendi
MPs Reject Surrogacy Proposal for Women Citing Concerns over Freedom
Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Health Committee have rejected the Uganda Human Rights Commission's proposal to allow all women, regardless of fertility status,...
Parliamentary Health Committee Supports Proposal to Restrict Surrogacy to Married Couples Only
The Parliamentary Health Committee’s legal Officer, Jackie Guma has supported the barring of Assisted Reproductive Technology Services (ARTs) or fertility services to single people.
According...
Speaker Among Calls for Action Against Transportation of Learners on Trucks
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, has called upon the Ministry of Education and Sports to put up stringent measures that will discourage...
MOH Proposes Increasing Minimum Drinking Age to 21
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has proposed to have the minimum age of alcohol consumption raised from 18 to 21 years, arguing that, at...
Proposed Marriage Bill Does Not Criminalize Marital Rape-Minister Sarah Opendi
In a recent plenary sitting, Sarah Opendi, the State Minister of Mineral Development and Tororo District Women's Representative, disclosed that the proposed Marriage Bill...