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MPs’ Pension scheme to reduce investments in Kenya
Posted: 23 Feb 2024 The Parliamentary Pension Scheme (PPS) is considering a reduction of the scheme’s equity investments in Kenya in favour of Uganda’s market. This was revealed by the scheme’s assets manager,... -
Education Minister calls for more funding for public universities
Posted: 23 Feb 2024 The Ministry of Education and Sports has renewed a call for increased funding to support key activities in public universities including staffing, infrastructure development and research, among... -
Party whips re-designate MPs in committee shakeup
Posted: 21 Feb 2024 A number of Members of Parliament have been re-designated from the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to other sectoral committees... -
Parliament passes Animal Feeds Bill
Posted: 21 Feb 2024 The House has passed the Animal Feeds Bill, 2023 creating a committee to regulate production, storage, importation, exportation, and marketing of animal feeds. The Animal Feeds Committee chaired by... -
Speaker Among renews call on Kampala-Jinja Expressway works
Posted: 20 Feb 2024 Speaker, Anita Among, has renewed a call to the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, to fast track the commencement of works on the 77 km Kampala-Jinja Expressway. “The loan... -
Gov't presents Bills to merge its entities
Posted: 20 Feb 2024 Government has introduced nine Bills before Parliament, aimed at legalising provisions to rationalise agencies in different sectors of the economy. The Bills will amend existing laws that establish... -
UIA quizzed over mischarged expenditure
Posted: 20 Feb 2024 The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), has tasked the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to explain the unauthourised use of Shs55 million... -
Tayebwa elected to Bureau of OACPS - EU Parliamentary Assembly
Posted: 19 Feb 2024 LUANDA, ANGOLA - The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has been elected member of the Bureau to represent East Africa to the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS... -
Industrial parks require Shs160bn for direct access to electricity
Posted: 15 Feb 2024 The Committee on Government Assurance and Implementation has called on the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to allocate a subsidy worth Shs160.34 billion to the Ministry of... -
Nabbanja clarifies on Mulago kidney transplant charges
Posted: 15 Feb 2024 Government has allowed only five kidney transplant procedures to be conducted at the Mulago National Referral Hospital, as the country concludes plans to operationalise the Organ Transplant facility...