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Gov't urged to release funds for projects
Posted: 01 Feb 2024 Parliament has urged government to expeditiously release funds for donor-funded projects whose activities are ongoing. The directive follows the presentation of a report of the Committee on Finance,... -
Trade ministry on the spot over plummeting West Nile cotton prices
Posted: 31 Jan 2024 Legislators have put the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives to task over the low pricing of some of Uganda’s cash crops including cotton, which they say is adversely affecting farmers.... -
MPs pile pressure on agriculture minister to table fisheries law
Posted: 31 Jan 2024 Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, to fast track implementation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2022... -
Justice minister seeks justice for victims of injustice in fishing communities
Posted: 31 Jan 2024 The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Norbert Mao, has called for compensation of victims of brutality by security organs charged with policing the water bodies. Mao, who also... -
Table data privacy law to address Artificial Intelligence – Tayebwa
Posted: 31 Jan 2024 There is urgent need to update national legislation on data protection and privacy in a bid to counter potential threats posed by technological advancements, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has advised... -
Committee on National Economy to assess country's debt
Posted: 31 Jan 2024 Concerns on the increasing public debt burden continue to dominate debate and this time, Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Committee on National Economy to make an assessment on the... -
Parliament on standby to fast track amendments to Aviation Bill
Posted: 30 Jan 2024 Legislators are on standby to process amendments to the Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to forestall hard-hitting recommendations from an international audit. Following the tabling of... -
Deputy Speaker moves to salvage ADB funding for city roads
Posted: 30 Jan 2024 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has directed a house committee to intervene in a likely crisis, where the African Development Bank (ADB) may possibly suspend funding for the ongoing... -
Premier tasked on Minister Otafiire’s land-grabbing accusation
Posted: 26 Jan 2024 The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has been tasked to follow up the case in which the Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, is accused of grabbing a government stock farm... -
Domestic revenue to significantly fund 2024/2025 budget
Posted: 26 Jan 2024 Government projects to fund the Shs52.7 trillion budget of the 2024/2025 financial year largely through domestic revenue, totaling Shs28.9 trillion. This was in a motion for adoption of the National...