Parliament
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1.4KUWOPA urges govt for more funds towards maternal health
Citing the Uganda Bureau of Statistics report 2021, which puts maternal deaths at 338 per 10,000 live births, MPs said government needed...
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1.3KMinistry of Education seeks more funds for disasters, study loans
Parliament's Education Committee Chairperson, Hon John Twesigye, said the Ministry has maintained a budgetary allocation of shs12.62 billion to cater for emergency...
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1.2KMPs halt financing UPDF operations in Congo
The Ministry of Defense had asked for Shs89.7 billion to finance the operations but MPs said briefing of Parliament should precede committing...
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1.6KAuditor General on spot over Shs 6.8trillion classified expenditure audit
“Oil companies have not been audited since 2011. These companies are heaping government with all manners of loans and yet we are...
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1.3KBudget Committee queries UDC’s capitalisation of private companies
Hon Patrick Nsamba said UDC is now becoming a conduit for mismanagement, he asked if the challenge of the governance of UDC...
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1.4KMove gov’t scholarships to loan scheme – MPs
MPs say the current format in which scholarships are awarded favours top performing students who are from well to do families and...
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1.9KUganda to be blacklisted over money laundering
“Uganda was placed in the grey list in 2020. It means the country has been identified but it made commitments with the...
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1.6KMinister Kasaija on spot over transfer of Environmental Fund
MPs want government to take back the fund to NEMA to be able to set up regional offices and facilitate district environment...
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1.4KRefill oil reserves to curb fuel prices, MPs urge Gov’t
The MPs on the Committee of Finance believe that the ongoing fuel crisis would have been averted if the county’s oil reserves...
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1.9KFight erupts in parliament over coalition bill
The speaker suspended the session briefly after the chaotic scenes, which saw at least two rival MPs exchange blows, according to images...
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1.5KMPs Exchange Blows Over Proposed Electronic Payment Tax
The government says the new tax would boost revenue for development, but parliament has been split over the idea and fights broke...
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1.5KGov’t tables UGX 43 Trillion National Budget Framework
KAMPALA, UGANDA; The government has tabled before parliament the national budget framework paper totaling 43 trillion Shillings for the coming financial year...
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1.6KBudget committee approves UGX21Bn for church land compensation
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament’s Budget Committee on Monday agreed to approve a total of 21 billion Shillings budget meant to compensate the Church...
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1.5KParliament passes Income Tax Amendment Bill 2021
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2021 which provides for windfall tax and limitations of deductions...
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1.2KParliament approves East African Crude Oil Pipeline Bill
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has approved the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Bill to pave way for the full implementation of the...
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1.4KParliament to investigate UMEME over unlawful acts
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has directed the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to...
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1.1KMPs to probe agreement with Russian car tracking company
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament is to examine the agreement between Uganda and Global Security JSC, a Russian company that was awarded a 10-year...
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1.3KCity Landlords outline demands for the Tenants Bill 2021
Kampala City Landlords have outlined their demands in the contentious Landlord and Tenant Bill, 2021 saying they are not opposed to charging...
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1.2KTrade committee wants all energy drinks tested for adulteration
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism, and Industry has directed Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS and National Drug Authority-NDA, to...
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1.5KParliament approves UGX 3.8 trillion supplementary budget
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related...
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1.1KFinance Ministry clarifies on status of Gov’t shares in Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Ramathan Ggoobi has clarified to Parliament on the status of the...
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1.8KEXCLUSIVE: Parliament wants BoU Governors sacked over ‘Dubious Sale’ Of Seven Commercial Banks
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda through Igara East Representative, Hon Michael Mawanda is working on a bill entitled, ‘the Constitution (Amendment) Bill,...
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1.2KDeputy Speaker Among welcomes Mental Health team at parliament
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Rt. Hon Anita Among on Wednesday morning met with the parliamentary forum on mental health, the mental health working group,...
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1.2KCommittee selected to probe Minister Musenero over Covid-19 vaccine funds
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Ntungamo Municipality MP Yona Musinguzi has tabled before the House documentary evidence seeking to implicate the Minister of Science, Technology,...