Tayebwa Urges Finnish Firms to Invest in Coffee Value Addition in Uganda

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged Finnish companies to channel investments into coffee value addition, saying this is the surest way to help Uganda and other African producers tap into the lucrative global coffee market…

Parliament gives green light on external funding for crucial projects

Government will proceed to access loan funding for critical national projects, after getting a nod from Parliament on the financing for several infrastructure and agricultural plans.

During the sitting on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, chaired…

MPs Query Equity in Student Loan Distribution as only 2,047 Benefit

Parliament has urged the Ministry of Education and Sports to review the Higher Education Students’ Financing Scheme (HESFS) to address persistent concerns of regional imbalance, digital exclusion, and limited access for vulnerable learners.

Parliament defers approval of US$1.34 billion World Bank loan request

Parliament has deferred consideration and approval of a government request to borrow up to US$1.341 billion from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank. The loan is intended to finance several key projects, including…

Parliament Approves Loans for Regional Cancer Centres

Parliament has approved government’s proposal to borrow funds to strengthen cancer care in Uganda through the establishment of regional oncology centres in Mbale and Arua.

The resolution authorises government to borrow up to €9.4 million…

Busega-Mpigi Expressway project loan approved

The Busega-Mpigi Expressway project works are expected to resume, following approval of a loan of Euros188.18 million (Shs781.04 billion) from the African Development Bank and Euros28.31 million (Shs117.46 billion) from the African Development…

Parliament honours former Kenyan PM, Raila Odinga

Lawmakers have hailed the late former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Amollo Odinga for his Pan Africanism spirit saying that he was a leader revered across Africa and the whole world.

Odinga died in India on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 after…

New Bill to curb quack HR officers

To restore professionalism and discipline in managing Uganda’s workforce, Members of Parliament have endorsed tough penalties against unqualified and unlicensed human resource (HR) practitioners.

The proposals are among many others…