Parliament Demands Details on New Kitgum Refugee Settlement

The Presidential Affairs Committee has demanded detailed plans, funding information and timelines from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) before Government proceeds with the establishment of a new refugee settlement in Kitgum District.

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Tayebwa asks EU to help close Uganda’s refugee funding gap

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on the European Union to increase funding for Uganda’s refugee response, warning that declining humanitarian support is placing growing pressure on public services and communities…

BoU Warns Excess Government Borrowing Could Crowd Out Private Sector

Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has warned that higher-than-planned Government borrowing could push up interest rates and undermine private-sector access to credit, even as he said the domestic financial market has sufficient capacity…

Oboth seeks closer ties with UK Parliament in push to reform Uganda's Legislature

Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has held talks with the Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom, Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, in a bid to forge closer ties between the two legislatures.

The meeting held in London on…

COSASE Summons Basajjabalaba Over Shs140bn BoU Guarantee

The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has resolved to summon businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba to appear in person after he failed to attend its Wednesday sitting to explain a disputed…

MPs, Minister Engola ponder how to solve Karamoja’s hunger cycle

Members of Parliament and the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hon. Sam Engola, have questioned how Uganda can break Karamoja’s recurring hunger cycle, with calls for a shift from emergency food distribution to irrigation…

Speaker Oboth pledges to deepen Parliamentary Relations with Pakistan

The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has committed Uganda to kickstarting processes to further deepen and strengthen bilateral and parliamentary relations with Pakistan.

Speaking during a bilateral meeting with the Speaker of…

Arua Hospital runs on 23 percent staffing amid rising patient pressure

Arua Regional Referral Hospital is operating with only 23 percent of its approved staffing structure, a shortage its acting director says is constraining the hospital’s ability to provide services as demand continues to rise.

The hospital’s…