Tag: Parliament of Uganda
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Karamoja iron sheets scandal, we may miss the big corruption picture
I fear that even though it seems as if we are all over it, the manner in which we are talking about it and intervening on it, may result in those who should be held accountable getting away with the Karamoja iron sheets bonanza; and moreover with their loot as well. Let us remember another…
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Scorecard the best measure of performance of Members of Parliament?
The universally accepted objective means of verification for evaluating theperformance of members of parliament (MPs), in all their roles – representation,oversight, appropriation and legislation, is the quality of their participationin plenary debate. It is during plenary debates that legislation and otherdecisions of parliament are passed, and documented in the Hansard. Another performance measure are the…
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It should be a must for COSASE members to get training in finance management
With full appreciation that the Committee On Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) is an accounting committee of the Parliament of Uganda, whose responsibility is to provide political audits of state bodies, I nevertheless highly recommend that each one of the members of COSASE, as part of their induction, should be required to go…
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What will make Ugandan farmers object legislation passed without consulting them?
Just wondering, what will it take for farmers in Uganda to stop being docile and passive towards legislation and government actions that put their livelihoods and their smallholder farms at risk? Case in point, in Uganda, where, according to the most recent Uganda National Household Survey, 72 percent of households earn a living from agriculture,…
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Poverty, Mute MPs & the Gen.
Pallisa District is among areas of Uganda which have the highest concentration of poor people, with a poverty density of more than 100 people per square kilometre who are living on less than a dollar a day. This is according to findings of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), published in the report: “The Spatial…
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