Browsing by Author "Samilu, Busein"

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    Aspirants for speaker send mixed cues on campaigns.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-13) Samilu, Busein; Kamurungi, Elizabeth
    The ongoing ruling NRM party retreat for newly elected MPs has reportedly been turned into a campaigning ground for aspirants seeking to become speaker of the 12th parliament.
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    Chaos and scandals that defined 11th Parliament.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-14) Samilu, Busein
    Parliament yesterday kicked off a three day event of swearing in its new 529 MPs who will formulate laws, represent their constituents, analyse and pass the national budgets and scrutinise how government funds are used.
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    Corruption probe expands to parliament.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-20) Samilu, Busein
    The latest corruption follows several days of investigations targeting former speaker Anita Amongover allegations of corruption and ilot excitement.
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    Govt sets new performance measures for civil servants.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-14) Samilu, Busein
    The Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Ms. Lucy Nakyobe, has unveiled a raft of reforms aimed at tackling corruption in the public service, signalling a shift towards stricter accountability and performance-based management across government institutions.
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    High entry, hugh dropout : Uganda's education paradox.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-26) Samilu, Busein
    Uganda's school completion rates are not in tandem with the high enrolment numbers, with many falling through the cracks, according to the United Nations Educational, scientific and cultural organization (Unesco) 2026 global education monitoring(GEM) report released yesterday.
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    House clears Alupo, Nabbanja reappointments
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-29) Samilu, Busein
    The parliament has approved Katakwi district woman MP Maj(rtd) Jessica Alupo Rose reappointment as the vice president, making her the only woman to hold this position for two consecutive terms.
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    'ICT sector jobs grow to 1.3 million in 3 years'.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Samilu, Busein
    The Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) sector has created more than 750,000 jobs in the last three years, boosting the total number of employed Ugandans to 1.3 million. This revelation was made by Dr Aminah Zawedde, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, in a speech that was read by Mr Moses Watasa, the ministry's commissioner in-charge of information and communication, during the 23rd graduation ceremony of Kampala University yesterday.
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    Inside NRM's 7-day retreat in Kyankwanzi.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-07) Samilu, Busein
    More than 350 newly elected members of parliament from the ruling national resistance movement (NRM) party converged yesterday for a week-long induction at the national leadership institute(NALI) Kyankwanzi.
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    Inside progress on Kampala roadworks.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-12) Samilu, Busein
    The ongoing road constructions in Kampala and metropolitan areas which initially started in 2024 under the greater Kampala Metropolitan area urban development program( GKMA-UDP) is among the key infrastructural projects that President Museveni's government partially delivered in his 2021-2026 term but ended yesterday.
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    Is labour market giving Ugandans a raw deal?
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-02) Samilu, Busein; Manzil, Ibrahim Khalil
    Many jobs are low-paying, youth unemployment remains high, and the economy is still struggling to create enough decent opportunities.
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    Kyankwanzi : Museveni saves Namuganza from being blocked.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-08) Samilu, Busein
    A government minister has claimed that the secretariat of the national resistance movement (NRM) attempted to block her from attending the ruling party's parliamentary caucus retreat, which began yesterday.
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    Mao vs Among : who will control the 'bedroom'?
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-10) Samilu, Busein; Kamurungi, Elizabeth
    The fight to become the speaker of the 12th parliament yesterday descended into an open war of words when incumbent Anita Among tore into her presumptive archival Norbert Mao, saying he had invaded her political privacy and domination.
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    MPs demand answers over Nakimuli's death.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-23) Samilu, Busein
    A section of legislators yesterday called for a deep probe into the death of their Kalangala Woman counterpart, Helen Nakimuli, who died on Sunday after a failed surgery at Alexandra Medical Centre. The MPs, during a special sitting that was convened to honour the deceased, said their colleague's death raises questions about how she was handled.
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    MPs Oboth, Tayebwa stroll to speaker coronation race.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-25) Samilu, Busein
    The National Resident Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus yesterday endorsed Oboth-Oboth and Tayebwa at their meeting at State House in Entebbe for the speaker position.
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    Museveni disowns Sovereignty Bill
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-01) Samilu, Busein
    Presisdent Museveni said a Bill that scares away foreign direct investment (FDI) and blocks financial inflows is not what he tabled in Cabinet.
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    Museveni gives MPs Shs100m each after Kyankwanzi retreat.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-15) Samilu, Busein
    President Museveni yesterday handed shs 100 million to each of the more than 400 members of parliament(MPs) who attended the nine day NRM retreat in Kyankwanzi.
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    Museveni shakes up speaker race.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-09) Samilu, Busein
    The president's latest remarks have thrown wide open the races, especially within the NRM party, where four aspirants have expressed interest in unseating Mrs Anita Among. DP's Norbert Mao and State minister for housing say they will also test the same seat.
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    Over 10,000 NRM leaders to attend Museveni swearing-in ceremony.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-08) Samilu, Busein
    A total of 10,220 leaders of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party have been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Museveni, who won the polls in January. The leaders from 146 districts and cities, include the party structure at district, city and municipality level, each bringing 40 members and another 30 members from municipality or city division.
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    Power of numbers gives NRM grip on House, laws.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-14) Samilu, Busein
    The NRM growing dominance in parliament had steadily weakened opposition influence and legislative power balance.
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    President's Labour Day gifts to workers
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-01) Manzil, Ibrahim Khalil; Samilu, Busein
    A casual worker or informal worker who will be engaged for more than six months will now be eligible to be converted into a contract staff, a new law to guarantee worker's job protection states.