![“…there is widespread sexual harassment at the workplaces in Uganda which goes unnoticed, and much of it is swept under the carpet because of fear of losing jobs and the fear of being victimized…” These were statements made by Rt. Hon. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, while addressing the Ugandan Women’s Movement who were presenting a petition before parliament on sexual harassment at workspaces. The petition followed Senior State Attorney, Samantha Mwesigye’s heart-breaking disclosure of her sexual harassment ordeal spanning to 14 […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SH1-1.png)
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![“What sort of mother allows her daughters to keep away from school because they are too poor to afford padding materials that would adequately protect them from the shame and ridicule that comes by staining their uniforms with menstrual blood?” This was a tweet put up by Dr. Stella Nyanzi at the hight of the “Pads for Girls [Pad4girlsug]” campaign . Whereas the legal framework in Uganda is alive to maternal and reproductive health rights, like Article 30 and 34 of […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MeNS.jpg)
![Has affirmative action executed its mandate in changing the world? Should it be a permanent solution to lifting members of groups that are have previously suffered from discrimination? We should concede that affirmative action has greatly lifted the previously marginalized groups by gender or other reasons like women, persons with disabilities, and others. However like Suzan Estrich said, “Affirmative action was never meant to be permanent and now is truly the time to move on to some other approach.” I […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DReVP8WXUAE9th2.jpg)
![Why would one abandon home to solely face the harsh world? What could push a sober human into embarking on a journey without an absolute destination only to trek miles to anywhere? British-Somali Poet Warsan Shire says, “No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” Evidently, there is a score of pressing grounds including cultural norms and beliefs, desire for economic prosperity, search for better standards of living, droughts, hurricanes, and floods, wars, and conflicts that […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HRC-19-pic.jpg)
![Today, the 28th of May 2019, Bank of Uganda (BoU) led by Dr. Louis Kasekende appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to respond to the audit queries for the financial year 2017/18. The committee chaired by Mubarak Munyagwa, came to a stand still after BoU deputy Governor, Louis Kasekende failed to produce a letter from Muhakanizi allegedly appointing Governor, Emmanuel Mutebile as the accounting officer of the Central Bank. This follows Dr. Kasekende’s […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Screenshot_20190611-124017.png)
![About: The Parliament Human Rights Tracker curates key human rights issues and discussions that happen in Plenary and committees. It tracks the actions taken by Parliament on the same. This is meant to monitor the work of Parliament in promoting Human rights. This information is also useful for public, media houses and civil society organizations doing human rights work. 21st – 24th May 2019 Right to freedom of worship Adeke presented a petition on the behavior of some Army members […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Oulanyah-2.jpg)
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This Week in Parliament 21st – 24th May 2019
The House was chaired by Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah. Vincent Bamulangaki, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries presented a statement on streamlining of water for production and value addition in ... More »
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The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) appearing before the Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE)
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) today 20th of May 2019, appeared before COSASE chaired by Busiro East MP Medard Lubega Sseggona. The authority had been asked to, among other things respond to the... More »
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Palliative care should feature in the next financial year’s budget framework paper- Oulanyah
The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah has said that palliative care is a necessity and that should be captured in the budget framework paper. Unfortunately, he explains that this service can only be considered in the next final ... More »
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Citizenry participation in governance
In light of the 2019 Human rights convention theme “Government Action, Citizen Participation and the Rule of Law,” I have been wondering and also examining how much and the extent I have in the recent past years been invo... More »
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This week in Parliament – 13th May – 17th May
The House observed a moment of silence in honour of the late Peter Nsamba, (a former driver at Parliament), late Justin Bundi ( a former clerk of the National Assembly of Kenya); and the twin sons of Hon Ronald Kibuule. Mwiju... More »
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Hon. Onzima blames the Ministry of Finance for failing decentralization
“I want to ensure this gathering that, we have always done our best to ensure that monies that are supposed to go to Local Governments actually go. As Parliament, we put recommendations in place but we are not an enforcing ... More »
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