All posts tagged "Parliament of Uganda"

UWOPA urges govt for more funds towards maternal health

Citing the Uganda Bureau of Statistics report 2021, which puts maternal deaths at 338 per 10,000 live births, MPs said government needed...

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Ministry of Education seeks more funds for disasters, study loans

Parliament's Education Committee Chairperson, Hon John Twesigye, said the Ministry has maintained a budgetary allocation of shs12.62 billion to cater for emergency...

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MPs halt financing UPDF operations in Congo

The Ministry of Defense had asked for Shs89.7 billion to finance the operations but MPs said briefing of Parliament should precede committing...

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Auditor General on spot over Shs 6.8trillion classified expenditure audit

“Oil companies have not been audited since 2011. These companies are heaping government with all manners of loans and yet we are...

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Budget Committee queries UDC’s capitalisation of private companies

Hon Patrick Nsamba said UDC is now becoming a conduit for mismanagement, he asked if the challenge of the governance of UDC...

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Move gov’t scholarships to loan scheme – MPs

MPs say the current format in which scholarships are awarded favours top performing students who are from well to do families and...

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Uganda to be blacklisted over money laundering

“Uganda was placed in the grey list in 2020. It means the country has been identified but it made commitments with the...

Refill oil reserves to curb fuel prices, MPs urge Gov’t

The MPs on the Committee of Finance believe that the ongoing fuel crisis would have been averted if the county’s oil reserves...

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Gov’t tables UGX 43 Trillion National Budget Framework

KAMPALA, UGANDA; The government has tabled before parliament the national budget framework paper totaling 43 trillion Shillings for the coming financial year...

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Budget committee approves UGX21Bn for church land compensation

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament’s Budget Committee on Monday agreed to approve a total of 21 billion Shillings budget meant to compensate the Church...

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Farmers petition EAC ministry over Kenya’s ban on Ugandan poultry products

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Poultry Farmers Association on Tuesday petitioned the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs imploring it to intervene in...

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Parliament passes Income Tax Amendment Bill 2021

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2021 which provides for windfall tax and limitations of deductions...

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Parliament approves East African Crude Oil Pipeline Bill

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has approved the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Bill to pave way for the full implementation of the...

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Parliament passes NSSF Bill to allow Midterm Access

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which will among others provide midterm access to the...

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Energy minister tasked to explain alarming increase in fuel prices

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has asked the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development to present a statement...

Parliament approves UGX 3.8 trillion supplementary budget

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related...

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Parliament plenary sittings to resume on Thursday

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament is set to resume its business on Thursday, two days after it was suspended following explosions at the IPS...

EXCLUSIVE: Parliament wants BoU Governors sacked over ‘Dubious Sale’ Of Seven Commercial Banks

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda through Igara East Representative, Hon Michael Mawanda is working on a bill entitled, ‘the Constitution (Amendment) Bill,...

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Parliament summons energy drink manufacturers over false claims

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Parliamentary Committee on Trade and Tourism has summoned a list of ten (10) energy drink manufacturers over false claims...

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I’ll be deputy speaker for 10 years, then speaker 10 years – Anita Among

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has told legislators that no one will intimidate her, assuring them that she...

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MP Ssegirinya’s health deteriorates, bedridden at Mulago

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kawempe North MP Muhammad Segirinya’s health is reportedly in a deteriorating condition after being rapidly admission at Mulago National Referral...

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Parliament to limit access to only Vaccinated MPs, Staff starting November

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda has announced that effective Monday, November 1, only MPs, staff and visitors vaccinated against COVID-19 will gain...

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