Uganda’s Parliament will hold a special session on Monday, March 3, 2025, to honor women and commemorate International Women’s Day, which is celebrated globally on March 8th. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among announced this on Tuesday, stating that women from across the country will be selected to participate in the […]
Uganda’s Parliament on Thursday demanded that the government account for the whereabouts of alleged kidnapped members of the National Unity Platform (NUP). This followed a report by the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, who informed Parliament that seven NUP members had been abducted by unknown individuals […]
Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Anita Among, recently directed Members of Parliament to declare their wealth (assets and liabilities) to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) promptly. According to the Leadership Code Act, Chapter 33, designated leaders, including members of the Executive, the Legislature, and civil servants, are legally obligated […]
Parliament’s Appointments Committee, chaired by Speaker Anita Among, vetted newly appointed judges for various courts on Monday. President Yoweri Museveni appointed the judges. Among those vetted was Deputy Chief Justice Flavian Zeija, who is replacing retiring Justice Richard Buteera. However, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, a […]
The National Non-Profit Making Organization’s working group on the Financial Action Task Force in Uganda has urged the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development to expedite the issuance of a statutory instrument to implement Parliament’s approval amending Schedule 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, Cap. 118. According to the task […]
