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  • Kidnappings rile Parliament as MPs demand probe

    Posted: 09 Sep 2022 Parliament has asked the government to investigate cases of alleged arbitrary arrests, kidnap and assassinations in the country. This followed a matter raised by Hon. Hassan Kirumira (NUP, Katikamu...

  • Speaker Among rallies MPs on conserving environment

    Posted: 09 Sep 2022 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has asked MPs to lead efforts in conserving the environment in their constituencies following the adverse effects of climate change. She said that several...

  • New cyber law spells out tough penalties for offenders

    Posted: 09 Sep 2022 Parliament has passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 privately moved by Hon. Muhammad Nsereko (Ind., Kampala Central), which imposes tough penalties for cyber-crimes. The Computer Misuse...

  • Mpuuga calls for overhaul of 1995 Constitution

    Posted: 08 Sep 2022 The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda should be overhauled as it is no longer representative of the aspirations of the people, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon. Mathias...

  • Midterm access to pension for Members

    Posted: 08 Sep 2022 Members of the Parliamentary Pension Scheme are lined up to access 20 percent of their contribution when the President assents to an amended bill in accordance with Article 91 of the Constitution....

  • MPs pass Bill promoting local content

    Posted: 07 Sep 2022 Parliament has passed the National Local Content Bill, 2022 intended to foster promotion of local content in all but the oil, gas and petroleum sector. Among others, the bill seeks to impose local...

  • President returns Fisheries Bill for amendment

    Posted: 07 Sep 2022 President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2022 to Parliament for reconsideration. The bill that was passed by Parliament on 03 May 2022, seeks to consolidate and...

  • Opposition faults Judiciary over imprisoned MPs

    Posted: 07 Sep 2022 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has castigated the Judiciary which he said has denied two constituencies representation in Parliament for a year. Mpuuga said the...

  • MUBS seeks Parliament support to stop land squatters

    Posted: 07 Sep 2022 Makerere University Business School (MUBS) is on the verge of losing land to squatters, the University’s Principal, Prof. Waswa Balunywa, has said. Balunywa said the university has failed to have...

  • National Kiswahili Council in offing

    Posted: 06 Sep 2022 The Ministry of East African Community Affairs is engaging the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to establish the National Kiswahili Council in Uganda. According to the First Deputy...

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