Out-going Prime Minister, Professor Apollo Nsibambi says the quorum requirement in Parliament should be reduced to pave way for parliament to function more effectively.
Nsibambi says it has been hard for Parliament to raise quorum especially at time when government wants crucial business to be voted on in Parliament.
Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi criticized opposition MPs for walking out on President Yoweri Museveni during the State-of- The Nation address. He says the opposition should apologize for their conduct.
High court has dismissed a petition challenging the election of Alex Onzima, Maracha county Member of parliament and new appointed state minister for local government.
World leaders attending the 2011 United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS In New York have launched a Global Plan, to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015.
Thirty civil society organizations have petitioned parliament to pressurize government to increase funding for the health sector. It follows reports that government has slashed the health budget by shillings 2 billion to refund the stolen GAVI funds.
Nine students of Kibiito senior secondary school in Kabalore have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a strike at their school last evening.
Vendors in Kaliro Market are protesting conditions put in place for them to access money from the Presidential Initiative Program-PIP to boost their business.
Uganda National Association for the Deaf- UNAD is threatening to sue government for failing to implement the policy of training people to use the sign language.
