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Parliament Orders Action After URC Fails to Account for 394 Missing Railway Wagons

The Managing Director of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC), Benon Kajuna, has recorded a statement with Parliament Police after failing to present documentary evidence showing efforts to recover 394 railway wagons that went missing during the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) concession. Kajuna and other URC officials appeared before Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure on Thursday, 23 […] The post Parliament Orders Action After URC Fails …

Uganda: Rights Commission Chair Summoned Over Governance, Accountability Concerns

The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has been ordered to appear before Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on Friday, July 24, 2026, over alleged governance lapses and accountability concerns within the commission. The directive followed Wangadya’s failure to honour an earlier invitation to appear before the committee during its review of the commis…

Wangadya in tears at Parliament committee meeting as she recounts smear campaign

UHRC Chairperson Wangadya consults with Commissioner Kaheru during the COSASE meeting. Kampala, Ugnada | URN | The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Chairperson, Mariam Fauzat Wangadya, broke down in tears on Thursday while appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee,  saying she had been pushed “to the edge” by months of what she described as a coordinated smear campaign against her. Wangadya had appeared to explain her f…

COSASE Hearing Turns Tense as Tearful Wangadya Blames Commissioners for Targeted Smear Campaign » Business Focus

UHRC Chairperson, Mariam Fauzat Wangadya (right), consults with Commissioner during COSASE meeting. The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Chairperson, Mariam Fauzat Wangadya, broke down in tears on Thursday while appearing before the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), saying she had been pushed “to the edge” by months of what she described as a coordinated smear campaign against her. Wangadya had …