‘Gov’t will follow law on expansion of Gulu University’

The Minister of State for Water and Environment (Environment), Hon. Beatrice Anywar has said that the degazettement of Gulu central forest reserve to allow for the expansion of Gulu University will be done in accordance with the National Forestry…

Clean up payroll of police officers, MPs tell minister

Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Public Service to clean up the payroll of police officers in a bid to put an end to complaints of unpaid salaries of officers.

The Members of Parliament made the demands while responding to a statement…

Speaker Among, Malawian delegation discuss regional cooperation

A visiting delegation from the Government of Malawi has paid a courtesy call on the Speaker Anita Among discussing strategies to enhance service delivery among African countries.

The delegation led by the Malawi Minister of Justice, Hon.…

Sugar Council to regulate sugar sector

Parliament has passed the Sugarcane (Amendment) Bill, 2023 providing for self-regulation of the sugarcane industry by a stakeholder council.

The Sugarcane (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed during plenary sitting on Tuesday, 15 April 2025.…

Govt should provide money for the cancer PET Machine

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called on the Ministry of Finance to honor an earlier House recommendation for government to purchase a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) machine, used for early cancer detection and monitor treatment.

Avoid violence and promote peace, Dr. Kaziimba tells MPs

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has appealed to political leaders to avoid violence and promote peace, in the run-up to the general elections.

Dr. Kaziimba asked politicians to avoid a…

MPs call for a joint EAC force to end border conflicts

The Committee on East African Community (EAC) Affairs has called for the creation and deployment of a professional joint force at entry points of all partner states so as to end border conflicts.

The Committee, headed by Hon. James Nsaba…

Migrant workers’ traceability to improve, Gender Ministry says

Traceability of externalised labour in the Middle East is expected to improve following the establishment of a data base of migrant workers, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD) has said.

Uganda has in the recent…