![Legislators have called upon the government to operationalize Article 129 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, which mandates the government to establish Khadi’s Courts and enabling law. In a Plenary sitting on Monday 3rd, May 2021 chaired by the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, the Deputy Attorney General, Jackson Kafuuzi presented a statement on the delay in the establishment of Khadi’s Courts and an enabling law envisaged under article 129 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. Article 129 […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/EvFRVCbXAAI9cc0.jpg)
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![Legislators have rejected a license fee for motor vehicle owners payable annually, which had been tabled under the Traffic and Road Safety Act (Amendment) Bill 2021. In a Plenary sitting on Tuesday, 3rd May 2021 chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, Hon. Jane Pacuto Avur while presenting the committee report, called upon the House to reject the bill on grounds that the proposed levy qualified as double taxation. Pacuto said that motor vehicles are met with a tax when they come into the country, and […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/paci.jpg)
![House was chaired by Speaker-Rebecca Kadaga. On the 27th of April, the reports of the Sectoral Committees on the Ministerial Policy Statements and Budget Estimates for FY 2021/22 were referred to the Budget Committee for consideration. During the same sitting, Parliament considered and passed the National Climate Change, Bill 2020 into an Act. This law will operationalise the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. The Bill will equally provide for institutional arrangements for […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LON-PASSED.jpeg)
![Parliament has considered and passed the Climate Change Bill, 2020 with amendments, in a Plenary sitting chaired by by Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga. The Bill if assented to by the President, will operationalize , the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. The Bill will equally provide for institutional arrangements for coordinating and implementing climate change response measures. The Bill is going to task the Ministry of Education and Sports to integrate climate change […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ENVIRONMENT-MIN.jpg)
![By Brighten Abaho: The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, chaired the sitting on 20th April 2021. During this sitting Hon. Ayaka Rose Atima, the Woman MP representing Maracha District, raised a concern that some people in the West Nile are encroaching on the forest reserves and are carrying out illegal logging, she asked the Ministry of Environment to act and protect the environment. Mityana Municipality MP, Hon Francis Zaake, raised a matter of National importance noting that the National Unity […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PARLIAMENT-UG.jpeg)
![The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Minister of Health to appear before Parliament on Tuesday 20th April 2021, to explain the failure to appoint a commencement date for the Mental Health Act, 2019. In a Plenary sitting on Thursday 15th April 2021, Woman MP Gulu City Aol Betty Ocan who also servers a the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, raised a matter of National importance over the failure by the Minister of Health to appoint a commencement […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dr.-Jane-Ruth-Aceng-Minister-of-Health-Uganda.jpg)
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The government maintains a night curfew to contain COVID-19 spread
Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, the leader of government business in Parliament has told Parliament that a night curfew imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 will be maintained despite pressure from a section of legislat... More »
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Prevention and Prohibition of Human sacrifice Bill, 2020 tabled for first reading
Ayivu County Member of Parliament, Benard Atiku has tabled the Prevention and Prohibition of Human sacrifice Bill, 2020 for first reading. In a Plenary sitting on Thursday 8th April 2021 chaired by Rebecca Kadaga, presented t... More »
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Legislators call for investigations over the allegations of sending away a helpless grandfather of conjoined twins by Mulago Hospital
A section of Members of Parliament has demanded investigations over the allegations that Mulago National Referral Hospital sent away a helpless grandfather of conjoined twins, after failing to separate a dead twin from anothe... More »
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Parliament rejects a proposal by the government to withdraw the National Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2019
Parliament has rejected the proposal by the government to withdraw the National Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2019, which is before the house for the second reading stage. In a plenary sitting on Wednesday 31st of March, 202... More »
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Parliament to amend its Rules of Procedure, to bar candidates for the position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, from campaigning
The Parliamentary Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline has tabled before Parliament a number of proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, among which include baring candidates for the position of S... More »
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Parliament marks 100 years of Legislation
Parliament has unanimously passed the motion for a resolution of Parliament to commemorate one hundred years of the existence of Uganda’s legislature. In a special plenary sitting on 23rd March 2021 chaired by Spe... More »
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