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Uganda: Vice President Ssekandi to Head NRM Caucus On Amendment Bill
Independent (Kampala), 18 August 2017
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus resolved to set up a committee chaired by the Vice President Edward Ssekandi to advise on amendments to land… Read more »
Ugandan VP to Chair Committee on Land Law Changes
The ruling National Resistance Movement's parliamentary caucus has resolved to set up a committee to advise on land law changes. This follows a reportedly heated meeting between the caucus and President Yoweri Museveni about a controversial plan to amend the Constitution so that the state can take compulsory possession of private land without being bogged down by compensation disputes.
President Museveni greets Vice President Edward Ssekandi at the Cabinate retreat in Kyankwanzi as Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, First Deputy Prime Minister Kivejinja and NRM Secretary General KasuleLumumba look on. (file photo)
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After two parliamentary grilling sessions on the tabled Constitutional Amendment Bill 2017, the government is toying with the idea of changing some of the contentious clauses of ... Read more »
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A group of MPs has vowed to rally colleagues to defeat a proposed amendent to the Constitution, which they say will not help the government to acquire land for development. Read more »
