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Legislators advocate for improved banking access for PDM funds
Posted: 23 Nov 2023 Members of Parliament have called for improved access to banking institutions to enable beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme, receive funds. The MPs, who were debating the... -
Govt moves to increase Supreme Court judges
Posted: 22 Nov 2023 Government has tabled the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2023, seeking to increase the number of judges on both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court is the highest Court of... -
MPs voice concerns over growing gridlock crisis in Kampala
Posted: 22 Nov 2023 Legislators have asked government to weigh in on the heavy road traffic experienced within the Kampala Metropolitan Area, which they say is affecting movement of goods and services. According Hon.... -
Finance Ministry requires Shs2 billion to establish Sugar Board
Posted: 22 Nov 2023 Government has failed to set up the Sugar Board to regulate the sugar industry due to unavailability of the required funds, the Minister of State Finance (Privatization and Investment), Evelyn Anite... -
Parliament hails Joyce Mpanga
Posted: 21 Nov 2023 Parliament has paid tribute to Joyce Rovincer Mpanga, a former Member of Parliament and Minister, for her commendable contribution towards women's emancipation and the education sector. Mpanga, 90,... -
‘Increase staffing at agriculture mechanisation centres’
Posted: 20 Nov 2023 Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has asked the government to increase funding for human resource development at regional agricultural mechanisation centres in the... -
MPs court Ugandans in Southern Africa on investments
Posted: 20 Nov 2023 PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: Ugandans in the diaspora have been urged to invest more back home and also market the country’s vast investment opportunities and tourism potential. The call was made by the... -
Govt promises strategies to revitalise tea growing industry
Posted: 16 Nov 2023 Government has developed a Cabinet Paper that will establish a policy to resuscitate the tea growing business in Uganda, the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanjja has said. “We have held four meetings so... -
Committee moots new law on GMOs
Posted: 16 Nov 2023 The Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation has called on government to present laws regulating genetically modified organisms (GMO), to provide for the ongoing research on gene drive in the... -
Speaker urges MPs to prioritise prison facilities in 2023/2024 budget
Posted: 16 Nov 2023 To address the congestion in prisons, Speaker, Anita Among, has called on lawmakers to prioritise improvement of the facilities by appropriating sufficient funds in the 2023/2024 financial year...