There was a light moment at Parliament when Kalungu West MP, Joseph Gonzaga Ssewungu, briefly took charge of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), drawing smiles and applause from fellow legislators. Ssewungu, who was recently re-elected, assumed the role of interim chairperson during a committee session after the substantive chairperson, Goretti Namugga, stepped out to attend…
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) clashed with officials from the Uganda Police Force over the ownership of a disputed piece of land in Kabalagala, Makindye Division, during a heated session at Parliament. The disagreement involved Kasanda North MP Patrick Nsamba Oshabe and Kalungu West MP Gonzaga Ssewungu, who accused police officials of failing…
Members of Parliament have called for the immediate regulation and enforcement of safety guidelines for school trips following a tragic accident where two pupils from Daystar Junior School in Makindye Division died. Eleven others were seriously injured as they returned from their excursion to Kasese District. Kalungu West MP Joseph Ssewungu questioned the ministry of…
The chairperson of the Committee on Climate Change, Lawrence Biyika, has warned of the impending heavy rains and floods resulting from the current heat wave, saying the government should come out with clear mitigation measures. “At the end of the dry season will come a lot of rain with floods. Because of the evaporation on…
The minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, has said a team from the ministry have gone to the school in Soroti where a student died under mysterious circumstances last week. His remarks followed Speaker Anita Among’s instructions for the government to investigate and present a report on the recent cases of deaths…
