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Parliament reconsiders Appropriation Bill, shs750 billion reallocated
Posted: 02 Jul 2024 Parliament has re-allocated Shs750 billion after revisiting the Appropriation Bill, 2024 which President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni objected to assent to. In the 2024/2025 Budget passed earlier,... -
Govt assurances committee wants police probe into Gulu Hospital's ICU
Posted: 29 Jun 2024 The Parliament Committee on Government Assurances and Implementation is investigating the circumstances surrounding the dismantling of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital... -
Finance ministry on the spot over equity in bailing out companies
Posted: 29 Jun 2024 Legislators on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises have tasked the finance ministry to present documentation on the criteria used in granting bailouts to... -
Soroti Hospital management calls for infrastructure development
Posted: 27 Jun 2024 Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is in a state of disrepair significantly hampering its ability to provide adequate medical services. According to Professor Mary Margaret Ajiko, a consultant surgeon... -
NRM shakes up Sectoral Committee leadership
Posted: 20 Jun 2024 The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has dropped and replaced long-serving committee leaders as Parliament approved designation of members to sectoral committees for the fourth session.... -
Summon MPs Through Me - Speaker Among
Posted: 19 Jun 2024 The Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Police to summon Members of Parliament under investigation, through her. The Speaker made the directive while chairing the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 12h... -
'World Bank Grant for Women Empowerment misallocated'
Posted: 18 Jun 2024 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over the utilisation of a Shs803 billion World Bank grant intended for the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women (GROW)... -
Oil revenue to relieve gov't of external debt - Museveni
Posted: 14 Jun 2024 President Yoweri Museveni has stated that the country will earn US$2 billion per annum once oil production starts in 2025. Museveni said that this revenue will be devoted to infrastructure and... -
BUDGET2024/2025: Agro-industrialisation, tourism and mineral devt to propel economy’s expansion
Posted: 13 Jun 2024 Uganda’s growth strategy for the 2024/2025 Financial Year is anchored on agro-industrialisation, tourism development, mineral development including oil and gas, and technology and innovation, the... -
Legislators, district leaders urged to monitor govt programmes
Posted: 12 Jun 2024 Members of Parliament have been urged to work closely with district leaders in monitoring government programmes to ensure successful implementation. The State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Hon....