Parliament
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399Gov’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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863Parliament 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,...
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637‘Funding gaps affecting KCCA road maintenance’ – Minister Kabuye
According to Mr Kabuye, the supplementary funding of Shs40 billion from the Uganda Road Fund would go a long way in meeting...
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724Parliament to probe Minister Nankabirwa over sh573bn gold tax waiver
The gold export companies responsible for the tax arrears are FARU 755.1 million, Simba 35.73 billion, Bullion 215.56 billion, Metal Testing 164.13...
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1.8KExperts hint at injectable treatment for HIV/AIDS patients
This was revealed by the Executive Director of the Infectious Disease Institute (IDI), Dr. Andrew Kambugu during a press briefing on Wednesday,...
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638Makerere University tables Shs52 billion plea for medical schools
According to Nawangwe, the university’s graduate students in veterinary medicine have been suspended from the Uganda Veterinary Board, owing to inadequate training...
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634EC seeks shs80bn to organize LC, Women Council elections
Byabakama said the Women Councils’ elections which were to be held in August 2022 were suspended due to lack of funds and...
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1.2KMPs demand master plan for development of regional stadiums
Sports Minister Peter Ogwang was also asked to explain on the progress of the construction of Buhinga Stadium in Fort Portal City,...
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732Tayebwa directs Foreign Affairs Minister on Post-Cotonou Agreement
The Post-Cotonou Agreement is preceded by the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the 27 states of the European Union and 78 member states...
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701Army, police leading water payment defaulters – Report
Mugisha said that government entities were accustomed to budgeting less for water bills and asked MPs to ensure that the next budget...
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680Opposition tables alternative sh49 trillion budget
In his speech, LOP Mpuuga said that out of the proposed 48.9 trillion Shillings alternative national budget, 32.8 trillion will be internally...
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827Judiciary seeks Shs1.6 billion for judge’s security
MP Odoi appealed to the Committee on Budget that is scrutinising the supplementary requests for different sectors to approve Shs1.6 billion to...
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567Speaker Among returns 500 iron sheets as IGG, Police investigate Karamoja saga
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Anitah Among has bought 500 Iron sheets to replace the batch she received from...
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873Parliament tasks Education ministry to issue circular on bullying in schools
The directive follows the death of a 14-year-old Senior One student in an inferno at Kyamate Secondary School in Ntungamo last week
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717Parliament, Civil Aviation Authority split over shs 730bn loan accountability
CAA led by its Director General, Fred Bamwesigye, could not explain to MPs the amount spent on different infrastructure and the specific...
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797Minister Namuganza petitions high court challenging her censure
The State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon Persis Namuganza has petitioned the High Court Division in Kampala challenging Parliament’s...
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751Minister Namuganza censured over misconduct, contempt of Parliament
In a plenary held on Monday, January 23, 348 out of the 356 MPs in the house voted in favour of censuring...
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551MPs sue govt over delayed approval of Fisheries Bill
The Bill among others seeks to repeal the colonial Fish Act of 1951—amended in 2011 to bring regulation of the industry up...
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1.0KSpeaker receives special audit report on COVID-19 spending
The speaker asked the Auditor General to shift focus to value-for-money audits, saying this makes more accountability sense in light of the...
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858Auditor General urges Parliament action over unspent public funds
John Muwanga, the Auditor General was Tuesday appearing before the finance committee to respond to queries in the Compliance Audit Report on...
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858Speaker Among on the spot for deferring debate on Gen. Muhoozi
In recent times, Muhoozi, a General of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF and Special Presidential Advisor on special operations has been making...
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839Parliament approves Gov’t request for shs 1.7 trillion loan
This comes after the Minister of Finance Hon Matia Kasaija last month presented a formal proposal to parliament requesting to allow the...
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690Museveni assents to Nsereko’s Bill on Computer Misuse
Other bills include; the Physical Planners’ Registration Act, 2022, the Kampala Capital City (Amendment) Act, 2022, and the Mining and Minerals Act,...
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754Parliament vets newly appointed Human Rights Commissioners
The three nominees including former Police Spokesperson Simeo Nsubuga were on September 30 appointed by President Museveni, pending vetting by the parliament.
