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Parliament derives its mandate and functions from the 1995 constitution, the laws of Uganda and its Rules of Procedures. Speakers: Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa

Jacob Marksons Oboth and Rt.

06/10/2026

4th Sitting of the 2nd Meeting of the 1st Session of the 12th Parliament of Uganda: Tuesday 6th October 2026

06/10/2026

The Ambassador of Embassy of Korea in Uganda, H.E. Lee Sang-ho, has paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa.

The Deputy Speaker thanked the South Korean Ambassador for the support his country has extended to Uganda over the years.

They discussed ways to further strengthen the partnership between Uganda and South Korea, including parliamentary diplomacy, technology transfer and attracting more investors from South Korea.

Tayebwa said South Korea has transformed its Parliament into an e-Parliament and that Uganda can tap on that knowledge and experience to improve its legislature.

06/10/2026

The Committee on Public Accounts - Central Government led by Chairperson Hon Patrick Oshabe has challenged Government to demonstrate the actual impact of the 10-year Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP), which supports reforms in land administration, business registration, tourism and private sector development.

The project team told MPs that about US$ 202.3 million (roughly Shs800 billion) was spent over the project period.

“Going forward, among the things that we must always do at the end of the project cycle is to evaluate those indicators,” Oshabe said.

“If you set the indicators right in 2014 and now you're in 2024, you're closing the project, you must be able to attribute certain outcomes out of this, other than talking about outputs.”

CEDP Project Manager Mr John Marie Kyewalabye said the project reduced business registration time from 33 days to one day and a few hours, while also digitising the process.

06/10/2026

Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth is leading Uganda’s delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly taking place in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania.

06/10/2026

After appearing before the Committee on Physical Infrastructure, Defence Minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka led the same team from the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) to the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs where they apprised the committee on the operations of the UPDF's commercial arm.

Kiryowa told the committee that limited resource envelope has pushed NEC into joint ventures to finance its projects. Resulting from these joint ventures, Kiryowa said NEC has been in position to generate dividends amounting to over Shs27.6 billion, which has been reinvested into productive projects.

Some of the projects include: oil waste management project at Kyangwali, new NEC Uzima factory production line, masks factory, among others.

Over the last 15 years, NEC receives only Shs2 billion annually from government, largely for salaries and operational expenses. Consequently, Kiryowa said such joint venture partners provide much of the capital required for factories, equipment, technology and operations, while NEC contributes land, infrastructure and other support.

06/10/2026

Day 2 of the induction for MPs on the HIV/AIDS Committee at the Kampala Nile Resort is focusing on strengthening the Committee’s legislative and oversight role in the national HIV response.

Discussions are addressing how leaders can use effective public communication to improve HIV awareness and prevention, while also examining workplace stress, burnout and mental health resilience among public servants.

06/10/2026

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa this morning opened a two-day induction for Parliament’s Committees on Climate Change, and Natural Resources at Mestil Hotel in Kampala.

He told MPs that Parliament should move beyond responding to disasters after they occur and focus more on prevention and building resilience. He said Parliament’s four core mandates—legislation, appropriation, oversight and representation—give MPs the tools they need to drive meaningful action on climate change.

06/10/2026

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐰𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐄𝐂 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬

The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka has told Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure that the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) has never been involved in the implementation or operation of the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS).

Hon. Kiwanuka, who appeared before the Committee with NEC officials led by the Managing Director, Gen. James Mugira, made the revelation while briefing MPs on the status of arrangements between NEC and Russia-based Joint Stock Company Global Security for the establishment and implementation of the ITMS in Uganda.

The development comes as the Committee continues its inquiry into the digital number plate project, examining its contractual arrangements, financing, implementation and security components.

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