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Bill to regulate consumption of alcohol tabled
Posted: 14 Nov 2023 A private member’s bill, the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill, 2023, which seeks to regulate the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, has been presented for its first reading to... -
Tayebwa to sponsor Sironko nurse for degree training
Posted: 13 Nov 2023 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged to pay for the education of Agnes Nambozo, the winner of the Nurse of the Year Award. This will see Nambozo pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. While... -
Use church structures to fight poverty - Tayebwa
Posted: 13 Nov 2023 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called on the prelates under the Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province Association (MEPA) to use church structures to eradicate poverty. Tayebwa was the chief pilgrim... -
Start a bank, Tayebwa advises Parliamentary SACCO
Posted: 10 Nov 2023 Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has challenged the Parliamentary Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) to consider establishing a bank, following growth of the organisation’s assets. He... -
Oil companies seek to import special petroleum products
Posted: 10 Nov 2023 Oil marketing companies (OMCs) under their umbrella body, Sustainable Energies and Petroleum Association (SEPA) want the amendment of the Petroleum Supply Act to take into consideration a provision... -
Tayebwa hails National Water body Katosi water facility
Posted: 09 Nov 2023 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa inspected the Shs1.2 trillion water project in Katosi and hailed the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) as a model in improved service delivery to... -
Absenteeism of health workers attributed to housing gaps
Posted: 09 Nov 2023 Increasing cases of absenteeism and late coming of health workers has been attributed to inadequacies of staff houses at the health centres. This was revealed during the Committee on Health's... -
Be remembered by impact on society not possessions - Speaker Among
Posted: 08 Nov 2023 The Speaker, Anita Among has appealed to Ugandans to mind about the legacy they will leave behind when they die, other than focusing on individual achievements and possessions. The Speaker said a... -
Deputy Speaker questions delayed Mpigi - Busega road project
Posted: 08 Nov 2023 Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has tasked the leadership at Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to explained the delays in the completion of Mpigi-Busega Expressway. Tayebwa on Tuesday, 07 November... -
MPs to push for functional theatres in regional health facilities
Posted: 08 Nov 2023 Members of Parliament on the Committee on Health are pushing for functional operating theatres in health facilities in Kigezi sub-region. The MPs led by Hon. Nicholas Kamara (FDC, Kabale Municipality...