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Joel Ssenyonyi, the Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (PAC Cosase), has responded to calls by Tooro MPs to stop investigating national carrier Uganda Airlines and its controversial Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jennifer Bamuturaki Musiime. 

Members of Parliament from the Tooro sub-region want Nakawa West legislator and his Public Accounts Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) to stop the investigation into national carrier Uganda Airlines as well as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jennifer Bamuturaki Musiime. 

Bukoto South Constituency MP Twaha Kagabo Mzee is in trouble with both Parliament of Uganda and the Inspectorate of Government (IG) after attempting to return Shs40m he claims was a bribe handed to him from Speaker Anita Annet Among’s residence in Kampala. 

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has announced that it will support the main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate in the Gogonyo County (in Pallisa District) parliamentary byelection. 

Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP) Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba was today August 03 left in shock after Speaker Anita Annet Among blocked his decision to sack Martin Mapenduzi Ojara as the Chairperson of the Local Government Public Accounts Committee (LG-PAC). 

Speaker of Parliament of Uganda Anita Annet Among has summoned information minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi to come to the House and explained to MPs and the entire country what exactly happened last Thursday when government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo charged at Erias Lukwago, the Kampala Lord Mayor and opposition vice president for Central Uganda. 

There was chaos in Akisim in Soroti on July 27 night and early hours of Thursday, Juky 28, after suspected police and military officers broke into the home of Soroti City Woman MP Anna Adeke, arresting Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) officials and relatives of the female legislator. 

Norbert Mao, the President and Chairman General of the Democratic Party (DP) has made it clear that he will not resign as the political organization’s boss despite calls by some leaders in his own party that he should quit if he wants to take up a job as Minister of Justice in President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s government. 

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