By Sadique Bamwita
KAMPALA
The Clerk to Parliament, Hon. Adolf Mwesige, has today May 28, 2026, confirmed procurement of 500 iPads each valued at approximately Shs2.5 million for Members of the 12th Parliament.
The 12th Parliament comprises 527 Members, including 353 directly elected constituency representatives, 146 district woman representatives, and 30 representatives of special interest groups such as the army, youth, persons with disabilities, workers, and older persons, as well as ex officio members.
Hon. Mwesige, said the distribution of the devices will begin immediately as soon as the ICT department finalizes training of the Legislators on how to effectively operate them.
“We have procured all of them and they will arrive today May 28,2026. The ICT department will guide MPs on how to use them because much of the work is now paperless,” Hon. Mwesige said.
He added that in the future, Parliament will no longer provide hard copies of policy statements and other official documents. Instead, all materials will be uploaded onto a digital system accessible to legislators.
