All posts tagged "Parliament of Uganda"
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858NewsAuditor 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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839ParliamentParliament 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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1.1KParliamentFULL LIST: 40 bills Speaker Anita Among has passed in one year
Ms Among has commended MPs for exceedingly performing well, during which a total of 22 committee reports were processed and adopted, 6...
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1.6KNews HeadlinesMPs reject Museveni’s proposal to include UPDF in preventing illegal fishing
Parliament had initially passed the Bill in May 2022 but the President did not give it his assent returning it to Parliament...
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1.5KBreakingPanic as MP Kwizera collapses in parliament amid Ebola scare
Hon Kwizera becomes the second MP to collapse in parliament after veteran politician and third deputy premier Gen. Moses Ali also collapsed...
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953NewsParliament seeks clarity on costs at Mulago’s heart and cancer institutes
This followed a matter of national importance raised by Hon. Elisa Rutahigwa, the MP Rukungiri Municipality during plenary on Thursday, 15 September...
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974NewsShow me evidence that I disrespected parliament – Minister Namuganza
Namuganza said that she had nothing to say about the allegations made against her on the Floor of Parliament since they hold...
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921NewsParliament Probe Minister Namuganza over Alleged Misconduct
Minister Namuganza is accused of uttering statements in the media that demeaned Parliament and the person of the Speaker, Anita Among after...
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999NewsCivil Servants Eat Big as Cabinet Approves Plan to Increase Their Salary
Cabinet has approved an enhanced pay plan for all civil servants to take effect in the next financial year.
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954NewsParliament Passes Bills Against Money Laundering, Terror Financing
The Bills introduce new clauses that make some activities in transactions illegal, and also provide for penalties in form of imprisonment or...
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779NewsNational Water hailed for efficient use of €150 million loan
The committee, chaired by Hon. John Bosco Ikojo, toured the plant on Thursday, 01 September 2022 to ascertain first-hand, the performance of...
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1.2KBig StoryCOSASE MPs face death threats over probe into Uganda airlines mess
Preliminary findings of the committee have pinned down Bamuturaki, and other senior officers for lack of integrity and prerequisite qualifications to steer...
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832NewsMPs call for more funding towards local gov’ts for road maintenance
MPs were dismayed that even when funds are released late, they are insufficient and have left many roads dilapidated.
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Parliament approves sh266bn loan for heart institute
A loan request brought by the government to collectively borrow US$70 million from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Saudi...
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1.0KBig StoryParliament wants Beti Kamya, Kasaija investigated over sh10bn land compensation
Findings of the COSASE report indicate that four land owners including Stephen Nagenda, the late Kosia Rwabukurukuru, Geoffrey Mugisha, and Nantalia Namuli...
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981NewsGov’t seeks Parliament support on kavera ban
Minister Cheptoris said cabinet is planning to bring back a proposal on a total ban on polythene bags and have them replaced...
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1.1KParliamentLaw on copyrights to be strengthened
The private member’s bill seeks to recognize and protect the rights of a composer of literary, artistic, scientific and intellectual works cognizant...
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945NewsMPs to amend Police Act to cater for qualifications of IGP
The bill also proposes that the IGP should serve for a term of four years and should be eligible for reappointment.
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919NewsMP Reject Mandatory Vaccination in New Public Health Bill
The MPs deleted clause 47 (2) which prescribed a fine of Shs1 million or imprisonment not exceeding three months for those who...
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933NewsParliament distances self from Sh40M handout given to legislators
A dozen of MPs majority of whom asked for anonymity to speak freely on the issue said the money was dished out...
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1.3KHealthMPs reassure health workers on salary increment
Health workers under different associations went on strike on 16 May 2022 demanding that government comes clear on the amount that will...
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1.0KLatest NewsTayebwa calls for dialogue on contraceptive use
Tayebwa made this call while meeting a delegation of the All Party Parliamentary Group from the United Kingdom on Monday, 30 May...
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1.1KBig StoryMinister Oboth says UPDF does not operate any safe houses in the country
“I have heard issues of safe houses even before I became Minister of Defence and my response is that we do not...
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944NewsMPs reject proposal to give ministries power over Non-Tax Revenue fees
Non-Tax Revenue (NRT) is charged against services provided by government and payable only when the services are availed for example passport and...
