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AGE LIMIT: MP Abiriga Punched at Parliament; Vows to ‘Die’ Fighting for Museveni
With everyone now counting down to Thursday afternoon when the Presidential Age Limit Amendment Bill is scheduled to be tabled on the floor of Parliament, the situation has already turned ugly at the...
View ArticleAge Limit: Human Rights Commission Calls For Free Debate
The Uganda Human Rights Commission has Tuesday expressed dismay over animosity that has sprouted with debate on the lifting of presidential age limit. Following reports of arrests of people including...
View ArticleMuseveni Rallies UK to Join Fight against Al-Shabaab
President Yoweri Museveni has called for more support to Africa as the continent moves to root out ferocious rebel forces in war-torn countries like Nigeria, Somalia, DR Congo and Burundi among others....
View ArticleOulanyah Blocks Plot to Rush Age-Limit
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah on Tuesday blocked a plot to start the process of amending the presidential age limit. Oulanyah revealed on the floor during the plenary, that a member...
View ArticleAGE LIMIT: Bobi Wine’s Call for Referendum Means Taxpayers will Pick up the Bill
Kyadondo East lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has asked for a national referendum on the contentious presidential age limit. A referendum is a general vote by the electorate on a single...
View ArticleUganda to Host Milk Exhibition
The Uganda National Museum in partnership with the Ethnographic Museum of Zurich in Switzerland and Igongo Cultural Centre have organised the first milk exhibition in Uganda aiming at engaging and...
View ArticleKatuntu Cautions BoU on External Lawyers as Legal Bill Rises
A Parliamentary Committee has Tuesday asked Bank of Uganda (BoU) to defend its continued expenditure on external lawyers despite having a complete legal department, Chimp Corps report. Led by Abdu...
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Kivejinja Discharged from Hospital
Uganda’s Deputy Premier and East African Affairs Minister, Kirunda Kivejinja who was Tuesday night admitted at Nile International Hospital for treatment has been discharged. According to relatives, “he...
View ArticleMP Atiku Petitions Kadaga Over Abiriga Misconduct, Dress Code; Police Probes...
Ayivu County Member of Parliament Hon Bernard Atiku is seeking the intervention of Speaker Rebecca Kadaga in his 10 year rancour with Hon Ibrahim Abiriga, who represents Arua Municipality. The two MPs,...
View ArticleTumwebaze Opposes Move to Compel All Government Agencies To Use Only UTL
Minister of Information and ICT Hon Frank Tumwebaze has expressed strong reservations on government’s recent decision to have all its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) start using Uganda...
View ArticlePresidential Age Limit Removal Kicks Off Tomorrow In Parliament
Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa has revealed that a private member, Hon Rafael Magezi will tomorrow Thursday seek official leave from parliament, to go and start working on the bill which is...
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Police Lay Siege at Action Aid Offices
Police have reportedly deployed heavily at the offices of Action Aid Uganda, a human rights body that is actively involved in championing good governance and fighting poverty. The body’s offices...
View ArticleUPDF Colonel Dies in Accident
A Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Colonel has Wednesday afternoon perished in a terrible accident, Chimp Corps report. Col. David Katorogo was driving a Land cruiser vehicle registration number...
View ArticleKayihura Bans Processions Ahead of Thursday Age Limit Motion
Inspector General of Police Gen Kale Kayihura has Wednesday issued guidelines to be followed by people planning to hold demonstrations that involve processions on Thursday, relating to the debate on...
View ArticleICT Strategy Launched as Chief Justice Vows to Wipe out Corruption From...
Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has Wednesday launched the Judiciary’s ICT Strategy aimed at improving work in the judiciary and fighting corruption therein. Under this program, most of the court halls...
View ArticleExclusive: Security Chiefs Ask Museveni to Call Off Age-Limit Bill
Security chiefs told President Yoweri Museveni who is currently in the United States, to first halt the contentious move to amend the presidential age limit. ChimpReports has exclusively learnt that...
View ArticleEqual Opportunities Report Launched
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has launched the 4th annual report on the state of equal opportunities in Uganda (2016/2017). The annual report highlights discrimination and inequalities...
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Video: Chaotic Opposition MPs Disrupt Plenary over Age Limit; Oulanyah...
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanya was compelled to suspend Thursday’s plenary session without touching a single element on the order paper. The Speaker failed entirely to control the sitting....
View ArticleGovt to Strengthen Student Loan Scheme
In the coming years, the government of Uganda plans to increase funding to the student loan scheme such that more students can benefit from the project, the Minister of State for Higher Education, Dr....
View Article“He is Drunk:” Anite, Odonga Exchange Over Age Limit
The dramatic scenes at Parliament that culminated in the premature adjournment of the house to next week, were crowned with a sour exchange between Aruu County Member of Parliament Hon Odonga Otto and...
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