#Parliament of Uganda

The Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Rosemary Kisembo, has asked Parliament for 2,700 temporary staff and an expanded permanent establishment to clear a backlog of over 5.4 million uncollected national identity cards and process nearly 11 million new registrations.

The Minister of Local Government, Hon. Barugahara Balaam, has urged the people of Tooro Kingdom to maintain peace and adhere to traditional succession procedures as Parliament pays tribute to the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.

Minister of Defence Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka has defended the 2026 UPDF nationwide recruitment exercise before Parliament, emphasizing that the military prioritizes national citizenship and local residency over tribal origins while promising an inquiry into reported enlistment anomalies in Pallisa District.

The 12th Parliament and Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen Sam Okiding have commended President Yoweri Museveni for four decades of military leadership and stability, reaffirming national commitment to defense and regional security.

Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth has urged Members of Parliament serving on accountability committees to exercise impartial oversight, warning against using parliamentary investigations to settle political scores or target individuals.

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces and Parliament have honored the late Gen (Rtd) Moses Ali, praising him as a courageous freedom fighter and the "lion of West Nile." The former Second Deputy Prime Minister passed away at age 87, leaving behind a profound legacy of military service, political resilience, and regional peacebuilding.

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has launched the EAC Parliamentary Week in Kampala with a strong call to member states to fast-track the harmonization of regional laws. Tayebwa urged East African legislators to eliminate non-tariff barriers and move away from boardroom deliberations to actual deliveries to make citizens the true owners of the integration agenda.

The 12th Parliament has fully constituted its legislative committees and approved its new leadership teams during a session chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. The structural deployment places opposition MPs Patrick Oshabe Nsamba and Muwada Nkunyingi at the helm of key accountability committees like PAC and COSASE, while electing four new backbenchers to the powerful Parliamentary Commission.

Nineteen newly appointed ministers, including Sanjay Tanna and Kiryowa Kiwanuka, have been sworn in as ex officio MPs to officially table government business, as the opposition responds by naming a 30-member Shadow Cabinet.

The government put forward nine legislative proposals to the legislative body, targeting the formalization of measures to enhance efficiency across different...

Legislators have called upon the government to improve the appalling state of juvenile rehabilitation and remand centres across the country. The discussion...

Nyege Nyege Festival will go ahead as planned but under strict guidelines. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja gave the festival a go-ahead on Wednesday, despite...

Parliament has approved Government’s US$70 million loan request for the construction and equipping of Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) project. Government plans to...

The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, is responding well to treatment, Deputy Speaker Anita Among has said. During the House sitting on...

Parliament wants government to provide a new place of residence for the family of the late Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, the Governor, Bank of Uganda in...

The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) will now retain a portion of the proceeds from the sale of petroleum products following the passing of the Public...

Workers who have attained the age of 45years and above and have saved for more than 10years can now have midterm access of up to 20% of their accrued savings...

Members of Parliament have commended the dedicated service rendered by Hon Florence Lubega, the first female legislator. She was also one of the first female...

Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has dissuaded Members of Parliament against politicising the granting or denying of bail, saying it is improper. The denial of bail to...

Parliament’s Committee on National Economy has embarked on a tour of Uganda Inter-governmental Fiscal Transfer Reform (UgIFT) Programme funded seed secondary...