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Finance minister yields, agrees to release Shs3 bn for Youth Council
Posted: 10 Oct 2023 Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija, has yielded to a Parliament request to finance the Shs3 billion budget of the National Youth Council. Kasaija made the... -
House stunned by proposal to give contraceptives to teenage girls
Posted: 10 Oct 2023 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has criticised a proposal by the Ministry of Health to lower the eligibility age for contraceptives, saying it is a form of legitimising defilement. Tayebwa was... -
MPs divided over proposal to build more remand homes
Posted: 06 Oct 2023 Legislators have expressed mixed reactions on a recommendation by the Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development urging government to build more remand homes. According to a report presented... -
Gov't introduces new system to combat gorilla permit fraud
Posted: 06 Oct 2023 The Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Martin Mugarra has said that government has started the roll out of the new booking and revenue collection system by Uganda Wildlife... -
Gov’t committed to finance special grant for PWDs
Posted: 05 Oct 2023 The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has said government is committed to financing the National Special Disability Grants Programme to ensure countrywide coverage. The grant is aimed at improving... -
City schools directed on improper waste disposal
Posted: 05 Oct 2023 Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the Ministry of Education and Sports have intervened in two city schools over improper disposal of waste. The Minister of Kampala Capital City and... -
Trade Ministry sets measures to combat aflatoxin contamination
Posted: 05 Oct 2023 The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has developed policies to ensure that safe and high quality agro commodities are sold in the domestic and international markets. According to Alfred... -
Musicians want UCC to regulate broadcasters and telecoms
Posted: 05 Oct 2023 A joint team from Uganda National Musicians Forum and the National Culture Forum has called on Parliament to intervene and push for a fair share of tax revenue from caller ring back tunes (CBRTs)... -
Uganda bids to host Commonwealth Parliamentary Association headquarters
Posted: 05 Oct 2023 Uganda has rallied members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to support its bid to host the group’s headquarters in Kampala. Ugandan Members of Parliament led by Kabula County’s Hon... -
MPs call for improved teacher welfare
Posted: 05 Oct 2023 Members of Parliament have called for improved teacher’s welfare as Uganda joins the rest of the world to celebrate the World Teachers’ Day on Thursday, 05 October, 2023. The calls followed a...