Speaking on Thursday during the Hoima NRM district conference organized ahead of the Hoima LCV by-election today at Dwoli Primary School in Kitoba sub-county Hoima district, the MPs and other NRM leaders in Hoima district explained that several families have been brutally evicted and rendered homeless while others are at the verge of being evicted from their ancestral land that they have lived on for decades yet government has kept a deaf ear despite several interventions to have the land grabbers dealt with accordingly.
Dr Abed Bwanika, the shadow Minister for Agriculture was granted leave of parliament to present the Bill which seeks to regulate contract and block farming in Uganda
On Wednesday last week, minister Onek traveled to Kikuube to meet the evictees who had gathered at the RDC’s offices but he later changed his decision and only met some district leaders.
On Thursday last week, Among notified Members of Parliament that starting this week, they will be required to present Covid-19 vaccination cards to attend sittings. This would include staff and members of the Parliamentary staff.
Led by Francis Twesige Mukoto, the Kabwoya LCIII Chairperson, the residents and some area MPs including Francis Kazini for Buhaguzi County and Stephen Asera Itaza for Buhaguzi East demanded that his appointment be cancelled accusing him of being behind the rampant land grabbing in Kikuube.
They were charged with three counts of murder and attempted murder, offenses they allegedly committed on 23rd August this year, at Ssetaala and Ssenya villages located in Kimanya-Kabonera division in Masaka city.
According to Dr. Okello, following the acquisition of a juice processing truck from Makerere University through a strategic partnership with the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and Makerere University's school of food technology, they managed to buy 40 tons of mangoes at Shillings 500 per Kilogram.
Alfred Yayi, the District Health Officer (DHO) Yumber Alfred Yayi, says that the facility lacks funds to recruit workers and offer services to the community
The Catholic founded not-for-profit health facility charges 50,000 Shillings for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. It also charges a flat rate of 10,000 Shillings for any ailment and 5,000 Shillings for treating children.
On Tuesday, the COVID-19 Taskforce of parliament tasked the private health service providers under their umbrella Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF) to explain the high charges and retention of bodies over unpaid bills.
The Government Chief Whip Thomas Tayebwa has said that Governments the position is that Parliament remains closed despite calls by Members to have it open.
A section of members of parliament in the opposition have criticized the government’s move to beef up security by installing digital monitors in all vehicles and motorbikes in the country.
The Shadow cabinet has asked the Speaker of Parliament to resume sittings of the plenary so that the emergencies of COVID-19 and interventions towards it can be debated by Parliament.
Kadaga’s journey at the helm of the legislature came to an end on Monday when she was defeated by her former deputy Jacob Oulanyah. Oulanyah who was fronted by the NRM CEC polled 310 votes while Kadaga who chose to contest as an independent candidate polled 197 votes.
Some of the MPs Uganda Radio Network spoke to, say that Magufuli was a patriot who put his country first and was a man of action who developed the economy of Tanzania, while others say he violated human rights and was turning into an authoritarian leader.
The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has asked members of Parliament among other leaders who were not re-elected to declare their wealth even as they exit Parliament.
Members of Parliament have called for wider consultations on the proposal to extend the term of Members of Parliament and the Presidency from the current five years to seven years.
