All posts tagged "Parliament of Uganda"
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1.1KNewsFULL 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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1.3KNewsLawyer 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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804NewsParliament 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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793NewsUMSC 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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960NationalMinistry 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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522NewsKCCA 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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1.1KNewsCondoms 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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956Big 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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1.7KBig 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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671NewsParliament 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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430NewsSpeaker 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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594NewsShs22bn 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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656CourtZaake 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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734NewsMPs 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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913NewsInside 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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626NewsNCS, 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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804Big StoryPolice probe death threats sent to MPs Derrick Nyeko, Joyce Bagala
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police have launched investigations into the anonymous letters addressed to Members of Parliament by a group identifying themselves as ‘disgruntled...
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679NewsFUFA officially submits AFCON 2027 co-host bid to parliament
Uganda, Tanzania, and neighbouring Kenya have put up a joint bid before the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to host the 2027...
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823NewsWinners, 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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2.8KVideoWATCH: Ugandan MPs caught live on camera fondling in Parliament
In the less than a minute video, the female MP who is yet to be identified is seen hand-massaging a male MP...
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416ParliamentGovt 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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851NewsSpeeding motorists face sh2m fine, 3-year jail term in new Traffic Bill
The Traffic and Road Safety Bill, which has been signed by the minister for works and transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, is one...
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2.0KNewsParliament 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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1.6KNewsOpendi proposes time limit on cohabiting among couples in new Bill
Ms Opendi said the Marriage Act, enacted 118 years ago, needs amendment and that “other than having different aspects of marriage scattered...