All posts tagged "Parliament of Uganda"
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973Big 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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759NewsFUFA 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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935NewsWinners, 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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3.0KVideoWATCH: 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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514ParliamentGovt 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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962NewsSpeeding 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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2.1KNewsParliament 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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1.9KNewsOpendi 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...
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736NewsMixed reactions as parliament passes 30% tax on betting
Schedule 4 of the existing law prescribes the rate of tax as 20 per cent of the total amount of money staked,...
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862NewsParliament 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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724NewsParliament 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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3.3KJust InMuseveni declines to sign Anti-Homosexuality Bill, returns it to parliament
According to a tweet shared by Mr Dombo, one of the resolutions the party agreed on is to send the bill back...
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1.1KNewsMPs, Attorney General clash over Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Kiryowa Kiwanuka, the Attorney General, without divulging the content of the letter, admitted that his deputy wrote the letter and urged the...
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638NewsMakerere 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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1.2KNewsMPs 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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732NewsTayebwa 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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701NewsArmy, 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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679ParliamentOpposition 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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826ParliamentJudiciary 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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1.5KBig StoryDETAILED: 12 penalties, offences in Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality bill
Speaker Anita Among, who presided over Tuesday's sitting to pass the bill said they would do whatever it takes to preserve the...
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1.2KBig StoryUgandan Parliament Passes Tough Bill That Proposes Death Penalty for Gays
Shortly after the start of Tuesday's 6-hour long plenary, ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party MP Fox Odoi had led charges against...
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1.2KBig StoryParliament to invite LGBTQ members on debate about Anti-Homosexuality bill
While tabling of the bill before the house, Speaker Among said the public including members of the LGBT community will be allowed...
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873NewsParliament 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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716NewsParliament, 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...
