Parliament of Uganda

Parliament of Uganda
*Bunge la Uganda*
Parliament of Uganda; Bunge la Uganda
Eleventh Parliament
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Anita Among, National Resistance Movement ; since 25 March 2022
Structure
Seats	557
Political groups	Government (336) National Resistance Movement (336); Opposition (109) National Unity Platform (57); Forum for Democratic Change (32); Democratic Party (9); Uganda People's Congress (9); Justice Forum (1); People's Progressive Party (1); Others Independents (74); Military (10); Ex officio members (28);
Elections
Last election	14 January 2021
Next election	2026
Meeting place
	Parliament Avenue, Kampala
Website
	www.parliament.go.ug

The Parliament of Uganda is the country's unicameral legislative body. The most significant of the Ugandan parliament's functions is to pass laws that will provide good governance in the country. The government ministers are bound to answer to the people's representatives on the floor of the house. Through the various parliamentary committees, parliament scrutinises government programmes, particularly as outlined in the State of the Nation address^[1] by the president. The fiscal issues of the government, such as taxation and loans need the sanction of the parliament, after appropriate debate.^[2] Parliament must confirm some Presidential nominations and may force a Minister to resign by passing a motion of censure.

^ "Is the State of the Nation address relevant?". VINAS Businesses. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
^ "Functions of The Parliament of Uganda". The Parliament of Uganda. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19.

[1] "Is the State of the Nation address relevant?". VINAS Businesses. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-12.

[2] "Functions of The Parliament of Uganda". The Parliament of Uganda. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19.

[1]

[2]

Parliament of Uganda

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia