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Opposition tables four demands to Govt
Posted: 06 Dec 2023 The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, has called for unconditional release of prisoners, including supporters of the National Unity Platform, who have been in custody for periods longer... -
Energy Ministry seeks additional Shs128 billion to connect 200,000 households
Posted: 05 Dec 2023 The Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development is seeking a supplementary budget amounting to Shs128 billion to connect 200,000 households in the running financial year. This is part of Shs318... -
Govt tables Sugar Amendment Bill, 2023
Posted: 05 Dec 2023 The process to regulate Uganda’s sugar industry has commenced with the tabling of the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which provides for the Uganda Sugar Industry Stakeholder Council. The Uganda Sugar... -
‘Uganda is secure, ready for CSPOC’
Posted: 01 Dec 2023 Uganda is fully prepared, secure and ready to host the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has told Heads of... -
Minister Amongi clarifies on NSSF mid-term access
Posted: 01 Dec 2023 To qualify for the National Social Security (NSSF) mid-term access, a member should have made contributions for 120 consecutive months, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty... -
Hasten regulations for Sports Act – MPs
Posted: 01 Dec 2023 Legislators have appealed to the Ministry of Education and Sports to expedite the formulation of regulations that will operationalize the National Sports Act, 2022 to help facilitate proper... -
MPs calls for tax reduction on cooking gas
Posted: 30 Nov 2023 Members of Parliament have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed in combating deforestation and charcoal burning. Legislators said that currently, the cost... -
New sugarcane millers’ licenses invalid, says Deputy Attorney General
Posted: 30 Nov 2023 Licenses that were granted to millers after the enforcement of the Sugar Act, 2020 are void, the Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi has said. The Sugar Act established the Sugar Board... -
Govt earning big from fish maw exports - URA
Posted: 30 Nov 2023 Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reported a significant increase in tax revenue from fish maw exports since the introduction of an eight percent export levy under the Fish (Amendment) Act 2021.... -
Failure to report missing persons constraining investigations - Minister
Posted: 29 Nov 2023 The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, has told Parliament that most of the alleged missing persons have never been reported to the police. He was presenting a statement on...