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Public Service Ministry wants Shs79 billion to merge agencies
Posted: 15 Jan 2024 The Committee on Public Service and Local Government chaired by Hon. Martin Ojara Mapenduzi, has recommended the provision of Shs79.3 billion in Financial Year 2024/25 for merging government agencies... -
Sugar millers want issuance of sugar licenses halted
Posted: 15 Jan 2024 The Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) wants an amendment of the Sugar Act, 2020, halting all the sugar licenses currently issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry, pending... -
Legislators raise concerns over country's debt burden
Posted: 12 Jan 2024 The increasing debt burden facing the country continues to bother Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee who have put the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to task on how... -
Defence Ministry seeks Shs2.5 billion for EACOP security
Posted: 12 Jan 2024 Government is seeking Shs2.5 billion to deploy the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) to secure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). This was revealed by the Minister of Defence and... -
Parliamentary Commission constituted
Posted: 10 Jan 2024 The Parliamentary Commission, established under Article 87A of the Constitution, has been fully constituted with the endorsement of the Leader of the Opposition and four back bench Commissioners. Hon... -
Local council elections extended another 180 days
Posted: 09 Jan 2024 The term of office for Local Council 1 and 2 and Women Councils has been extended for another 180 days, until early July 2024. This follows the tabling of the statutory instruments providing for the... -
Minister tables Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill
Posted: 09 Jan 2024 The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty Amongi, has tabled the Bill to amend the 2006 Occupational Safety and Health Act, during the Tuesday, 09 January 2024 plenary... -
Change of Guard: Ssenyonyi takes over as Leader of the Opposition
Posted: 09 Jan 2024 Nakawa Division West MP, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, has been endorsed as the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP). The announcement was made by Speaker Anita Among during the plenary sitting held... -
Parliament to check public borrowing - Speaker Among
Posted: 09 Jan 2024 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has reiterated Parliament’s commitment to reduce public borrowing. Among said this on Tuesday, 09 January 2024 while receiving the Annual Report of the Auditor... -
CSPOC2024 ends on a high note as Speaker Among asks Parliaments to anchor peace, end global conflicts
Posted: 06 Jan 2024 Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Anita Among, has called on her counterparts in the Commonwealth to take the lead in delivering a peaceful, conflict free world. She was speaking at the closure...