Why MPs should not be forced to toe their party lines

When it emerged that some MPs belonging to some of the opposition parties forming Ukawa had shown up in Dodoma to attend the resumed sessions of the ongoing Katiba Assembly, they were immediately labelled as ‘traitors’.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Apr

Kinana warns ruling party MPs over laxity

The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) secretary general, Mr Abdulrahman Kinana, has urged Members of Parliament through the ruling party to ensure that they visit their constituencies from time to time so that they can address people’s problems .

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Feb

Uganda’s ruling party ‘Rebel’ MPs thrown out of House

Court has ruled that the four NRM ‘rebel’ MPs are in Parliament illegally. This means they have been thrown out of Parliament and cannot be allowed to attend proceedings in the House.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Jan

11 MPs give notice to ditch Nigeria’s ruling party

>Eleven lawmakers from Nigeria’s ruling party on Wednesday gave formal notice of their intention to defect to the main opposition, in a fresh blow to President Goodluck Jonathan.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Mar

Ruling party MPs defy top organ on 2016 election

>The ruling NRM party legislators have vowed to go to their constituencies to “market” President Yoweri Museveni’s sole candidature and “highlight” the party achievements ahead of the 2016 general elections.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Six Toe, Fritter Nose and other readers' nicknames

If you thought Somali nicknames were bad, try these

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Jul

Govt warns: Toe the line on cleaner production, or else

>The government yesterday ordered that implementation of resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP) should be mandatory and manufacturing industries and other business enterprises that will not heed the order will face the music.

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

22 Jun

MPs: Government not complying, MPs just complaining on budgets

IPPmedia
MPs: Government not complying, MPs just complaining on budgets
IPPmedia
Parliament performance this week was put on a slate during debate, with MPs complaining that the law making organ is a letdown to the public. Debating the 2014/2015 budget discussion, some MPs expressed dissatisfaction with discussion among ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Sep

Eight possible lines of Ebola treatment

 Eight experimental treatments and two vaccines for Ebola were on the table Thursday as 200 health experts met to discuss how to end the world’s worst-ever outbreak of the killer virus.

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

09 Feb

Constituent Assembly: All lines of opinion respected

IPPmedia
Constituent Assembly: All lines of opinion respected
IPPmedia
Names of individuals making it to the Constituent Assembly, a special Parliament in itself for the promulgation of a draft constitution to be placed before the wider electorate in a referendum, were released late Friday by the State House Directorate of ...

 

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