All posts tagged "Parliament of Uganda"
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1.4KOP-EDParliament is not vested with authority to halt transfer of headteacher
By Steven Masiga: Parliament would be overstretching its oversight role and similarly an affront to the administrative functions of the Ministry of...
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1.8KNewsVets face seven-year jail term for causing death to animals in new Bill
Kampala, (UG): Veterinary practitioners whose licences are revoked but continue to practice and in the process cause death to animals or humans...
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632NewsMP Rwabushaija’s bill to regulate Human Resource professionals
Kampala, (UG): Parliament on Wednesday granted leave to Workers’ Representative, Hon. Margret Rwabushaija to introduce a private member’s Bill entitled, “The Human...
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677NewsMPs question Bachelor’s degree requirement for pre-primary teachers
Kampala, (UG): Members of Parliament have asked the Ministry of Education and Sports to review the National Teacher Policy (NTP) on the...
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620NewsParliament to foot Ssegirinya’s medical bills after board approval
Kampala, (UG): Parliament will foot the medical bills of Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya (NUP, Kawempe Division North) once his documents are in order...
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399Latest NewsParliament grills Kira Municipality bosses over payroll mismanagement
Kampala, (UG): The Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) has quizzed officials from Kira Municipality in Wakiso District for mismanaging the payroll, resulting...
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457NewsOtafiire distances self from Russian firm behind digital number plates
The Minister for Internal Affairs, Maj. Gen, (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, has revealed that he is unaware of the company, Joint Stock Company...
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2.2KNewsParliament 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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1.3KNewsFULL 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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1.4KNewsLawyer 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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876NewsParliament 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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1.0KNewsUMSC 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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1.0KNationalMinistry of Local Govt seeks shs35bn for motor vehicles
The Minister for Local Government, Hon. Raphael Magyezi has urged the Committee on Local Government and Public Service to push for the...
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694NewsKCCA loses shs34.6b land to encroachers
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has lost up to 36.79 hectares of land valued at 34.664 billion Shillings to encroachers.
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1.2KNewsCondoms 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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1.1KBig StoryTayebwa 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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1.8KBig StoryMuseveni minister supports proposal to scrap term limits, downsize parliament
Currently, Uganda has 32 cabinet ministers and 55 ministers of state, while the number of MPs stands at 529 MPs, which is...
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792NewsParliament 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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547NewsSpeaker Among orders probe into murder of five family members in Masaka
Ms Among also tasked the Internal Affairs Minister to give Parliament an update on security issues raised by MPs, including the low...
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712NewsShs22bn 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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775CourtZaake storms court over delayed judgment on his impeachment petition
In his petition, Zaake accused members of the Rules Committee of receiving bribes of 6 million Shillings each from public funds for...
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817NewsMPs 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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1.2KNewsInside the New Employment law, what employers, workers need to know
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed the Employment Amendment Bill 2022 that will see casual labourers who have served for six continuous months...
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737NewsNCS, 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)...
