In her speech to Members of Parliament and Staff who converged for prayers, Speaker Among recounted that she had received a lot of threats prior to the Sitting in which Parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill and that the repeated calls forced her to switch off her phones.
Read more ...At the time of his death, Jacob Oulanyah was also the Omoro County Member of Parliament and only served as Speaker for nine months and 24 days, having been sworn in as Speaker of the 11th Parliament on 24th May, 2021, at the Kololo Independence Grounds.
Read more ...According to Amere, their findings indicate that iron sheets were not delivered as intended while only 30 percent of the beneficiaries received the goats, and yet the money was spent.
Read more ...The equipment identified as the Dr Oligo DNA Synthesizer Machine was procured for a scientist from M/S Micro Haem Scientific and Medical Supplies Limited, with whom the Ministry signed a contract worth 5.14 billion Shillings on 16th June, 2020. Payment for the machine proposed for production of diagnostic kits was made on 24th June, 2020 and the supplier was required to deliver equipment within two months after contract signing.
Read more ...According to the Amnesty International Regional Director, the approved law promotes discrimination and hatred. Deputy Attorney General, Jackson Kafuuzi said that his office made consultations, looked at the Bill, harmonized with the mover and that they are comfortable with the approved piece of legislation.
Read more ...The Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Asuman Basalirwa, who moved the private member's bill first tabled the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 for its first reading on March 9 2023 before Speaker Anita Among referred it to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee for scrutiny.
Read more ...The documents relate to the hospital expenditure of 771.85 million Shillings on the management of COVID-19 patients and related activities. The money is Shillings 501.8 million in excess of the Shillings 270 million that the Ministry of Health separately availed to different Regional Referrals to respond to the pandemic.
Read more ...The Auditor General indicates that in the financial year 2020/2021, the Ministry received supplementary funding of 31.032 billion which was to support the 23 selected projects of scientists and innovators engaged in COVID-19 scientific research. The money comprised 15.78 billion for the procurement of specialized machinery and equipment and 15.24 billion for operational costs towards the development of vaccines as well as drug diagnostics.
Read more ...The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has recommended to parliament to include provisions for juvenile homosexual offenders in the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023.
Read more ...Kiwanuka cited that several clauses in the Bill are already catered for in the existing laws and that considering another special law could be tantamount to duplication.
Read more ...According to the Auditor General’s forensic investigation on the utilization of Covid-19 funds expended in financial years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, the Arua Hospital ambulance was one of the 38 procured by the Ministry of Health at 11 billion Shillings.
Read more ...The President revealed that while touring the region in February, aggrieved individuals seeking to benefit from the PDM complained about public servants who secretly form PDM leadership to fleece intending beneficiaries.
Read more ...According to the forensic report, the Regional Referrals in question were given 270 million Shillings each and Mbarara did not account for 86.7 million, Moroto 112.07 million, Arua 1.79 million, Mbale 87.29 million, Fort Portal 108.4 million and Mubende 217.98 million Shillings.
Read more ...President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his position against homosexuality saying that the act is a deviation from normal. Museveni made the statement while addressing Parliament on Thursday in a sitting held at Kololo Independence grounds.
Read more ...Charles Tuhaise, a parent leader under the Family Life Network, said that clause 10 (1) (a) of the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 that penalizes procurement of homosexuality by threats, has a weak penalty that only hand five years in prison to a person who by threatening or intimidation procures or attempts to procure carnal knowledge with any person of the same sex.
Read more ...The Health Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine, says that the country risks losing huge sums of money that was used to procure the vaccines if they expire without being utilized.
Read more ...The vaccines in question were to be bought through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help Uganda’s response to the Covid-19 fight.
Read more ...While appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee, Pastor Solomon Male, the head of Arising for Christ Ministries said that the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 is not necessary since the country already has provisions under the Penal Code.
Read more ...Speaker Among made the announcement during plenary sitting on Wednesday after she was implicated alongside other senior ministers for wrongfully benefitting from over 12,000 iron sheets destined for Karamoja region under the affirmative action programme.
Read more ...A meeting of the Shadow Cabinet on Tuesday resolved that all opposition legislators will boycott the interaction with the President citing rampant cases of corruption; arbitrary arrests, detention and enforced disappearance of political opponents.
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