Parliament
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2.2KParliament to pass bill criminalizing use of narcotic drugs
Kampala, (UG): The Parliament of Uganda is today expected to pass the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, 2023. Deputy Speaker...
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1.2KFULL LIST: Museveni signs nine bills into law
Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has signed nine (9) bills into law, including the National Sports Act, 2023. According to a...
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1.4KAmong declines Nandala’s letter sacking Ssemujju as FDC party whip
KAMPALA, (UG): The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among has declined a letter from Nandala Mafabi, the FDC Secretary General in...
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1.4KLawyer Patrick Kiconco handed to police over shs39b tea farmer’s money
KAMPALA, (UG): The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) has handed over City lawyer Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi to police...
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856Parliament summons city lawyer over shs39b tea farmers’ compensation
KAMPALA, (UG): The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has summoned Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi, a partner with Pathways Advocates...
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734MP Karubanga leads push for constitutional amendment to include stateless communities
KAMPALA (UG): A total of five communities that were not recognized in the 1995 Uganda Constitution are likely to receive a sigh...
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913UMSC Delegate meets Speaker Among, Muslim Parliamentary Caucus
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Grand Mufti of Uganda His Eminence, Sheikh. Dr Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, the National Chairman of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council...
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464ON THE SPOT: UNBS Boss Ebiru grilled over ‘briefcase’ contractor
KAMPALA, UGANDA: One of the six companies contracted by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to provide Pre-Export Verification of Conformity...
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1.5KGovt speaks out on fate of village chairpersons amid delayed LC elections
The Minister for Local Government, Hon Raphael Magyezi has assured Parliament and the entire country that government is doing all it takes...
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548AG Kiwanuka asks court to dismiss petitions against Anti-Homosexuality Law
Uganda's Attorney General has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss three petitions challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 on grounds that they...
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1.2KCondoms too small for us – MP Kayemba Solo tells NMS
Bukomansibi South Member of Parliament (MP), Geofrey Kayemba Solo has decried the small-sized condoms distributed by the National Medical Stores (NMS) saying...
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1.1KTayebwa directs Govt on DNA Testing: Men and children are suffering
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked the government to regulate the mushrooming DNA paternity laboratories in the country and...
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754Parliament passes amendment on Islamic banking
On Tuesday afternoon, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2023 alongside a series of Bills that will enable...
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672Shs22bn not enough for Medical Interns – Minister Aceng
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister for Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has said the 22 Billion Shillings allocated for the deployment and pay...
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795MPs call for adequate financing of maternal health
The Mps also called for setting up of dedicated hotlines where women in labour can report all cases of corruption and negligence...
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896MPs cry out over continued death threats from ‘tired officers in uniform’
Hon Opendi said that the association that claims to include, army officers, teachers, police officers and health workers gave him a seven...
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704NCS, Netball Federation in new Shs139 million probe
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) has kicked off another probe into the affairs of the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF)...
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901Winners, losers as Parliament passes Shs52.7 trillion budget
Whereas the Shs52.7 trillion looks big on paper, actually, Shs21.4 trillion is set aside for statutory expenditure, which covers items such as...
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680Moneylender’s death stirs debate on minimum wage, mental health
The Speaker, chairing plenary on Tuesday, 16 May 2023, equally asked government to regulate interest rates in the market to cushion citizens...
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601MPs grill BoU officials over Shs3tn unapproved loan to govt
According to Mr Atingi-Ego, Uganda’s central bank had agreed with government that the money is repaid within two financial years thus the...
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489Govt to challenge court order on gold tax after MPs query
In March 2023, the Minister for Energy and Minerals Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, directed the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to halt the recovery...
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2.0KParliament approves Shs4.4 trillion supplementary budget
On 10 May, the finance ministry presented a Supplementary Appropriation Bill to Parliament, seeking an extra Shs4.4 trillion to address unforeseen expenses...
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377Gov’t tables Shs852b loan request for Kampala-Malaba railway project
The Government of Uganda recently hit a deadlock with financiers over the proposed construction of the Standard Gauge Railway due to exorbitant...
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822Parliament passes second draft of Anti-Homosexuality Bill
A proposal by Hon. Fox Odoi (NRM, West Budama North East County) to delete the clauses cited by the President and subsequently,...