Tayebwa Asks Government to Block Pornography Sites

KAMPALA The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has called for the shutting of all pornographic sites, which he says expose children to huge amounts of inappropriate information at an early stage. Tayebwa who officiated at the high-level policymakers engagement on financing for young people, organized by the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children (UPFC) on […]

Tayebwa Pushes for Reforms as African Leaders Turn the Heat on UN Security Council

BRUSSELS – Uganda’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has led parliamentarians sitting in Brussels to appeal for Africa to gain more power at the United Nations with a strong demand that the continent receives two permanent seats on the UN Security Council. Speaking at the 63rd Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) […]

Museveni Urges Ugandans to Prioritize Value Addition in 2023/24 Budget Speech

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon citizens to listen to his message of adding value to all the country’s raw materials if Uganda is to achieve its economic growth. In his virtual 2023/2024 Budget Speech to Parliament on Thursday June 15, 2023, President Museveni noted that by the end of the coming Financial Year, Uganda’s […]

Tayebwa orders NCHE to declassify ‘expired courses’ as “under review”

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has blamed the current expired courses crisis on misuse of strong words and directed the National Council for Higher Education to declassify ‘expired’ courses as “under review”. While presiding over plenary on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the Deputy Speaker also challenged the Ministry of Education and Sports on […]

Malaria kills 52 Ugandans daily

  KAMPALA — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament has asked Ugandans to banish mosquitoes with plant repellents and clearing bushes around their homes. Speaking after taking a lead role in the Parliament Walk against Malaria on Sunday morning, Tayebwa said it doesn’t have to be only about money but mobilisation of communities and sensitization of […]