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Infrastructure committee to appraise govt mechanical workshops
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 Following an outcry by MPs, the Committee on Physical Infrastructure will has been assigned to assess the state of regional mechanical workshops under various government entities. The directive... -
Motion on rainwater harvesting and storage Bill tabled
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 The House has granted Tororo Municipality Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Apollo Ofwono Yeri leave to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Rainwater (Harvesting and Storage) Bill”. The MP... -
Parliament adopts national physical planning proposals
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 Parliament has rallied behind the Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Judith Nabakooba and adopted the ministry’s recommendations for the implementation of the National Physical... -
Legislators troubled over thousands of undeployed teachers
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 Lawmakers have demanded that teachers recently recruited by the education ministry are deployed in schools across the country to enable learners access tutelage. Hon. Paska Aciro (Indp., District... -
Nsibambi takes on FDC Party Whip mantle from Ssemujju
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 Parliament has acknowledged the appointment of Mawokota County South MP, Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi, as the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party Whip in Parliament, He replaces Kiira Municipality MP, Hon... -
Classified Committee takes over investigation into digital number plates
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 The mandate by the Committee on Physical Infrastructure investigating the proposal to introduce digital number plates has been reassigned to a Classified Committee of the House. Communicated by... -
We need more specialised doctors for older persons - MPs
Posted: 10 Oct 2023 Legislators have called on government to introduce courses at the universities for training of medical doctors also known as geriatricians, specialised in the treatment of older persons. MPs noted... -
MPs frustrated by delayed electricity connections
Posted: 10 Oct 2023 Members of Parliament have expressed frustration over continued delays in electricity connections despite the prerequisite infrastructure in their constituencies. The legislators expressed their... -
Committee on National Economy to scrutinise US$650m loan proposals
Posted: 10 Oct 2023 The Committee on National Economy will scrutinise government proposals to borrow funds to upgrade roads and finance the Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project. The requests were tabled by... -
Supplementary request in offing to fund students’ loan scheme
Posted: 10 Oct 2023 There is a new lease of life for students under the Higher Education Students’ Financing Board (HESFB) after Parliament guided the finance ministry on how to plug the funding gaps affecting the...