News
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Cap external borrowing, advises Committee on National Economy
Posted: 23 Aug 2022 Parliament’s Committee on National Economy proposed in a report to cap the minimum amount for external borrowing to above US$20 million to minimise costs related to contracting loans and maximising... -
MPs want head teachers punished over increased school fees
Posted: 23 Aug 2022 Legislators want head teachers of government-aided schools who increase fees without permission from the Ministry of Education and Sports reprimanded. The MPs on the Committee of Education and... -
COSASE rejects Uganda Airlines plea to bar media from meetings
Posted: 23 Aug 2022 The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has rejected a request by Uganda Airlines to bar the media from covering its proceedings. The... -
Alcohol poison incident triggers pledge on Consumer Protection Bill
Posted: 23 Aug 2022 The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives will introduce the Consumer Protection Bill on the Floor of Parliament in a bid to protect Ugandans against substandard products on the market. The... -
Gov’t alters Parish Dev’t Model payouts, eyes supplementary
Posted: 23 Aug 2022 The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning), Amos Lugoloobi, has said that government will now pay the Parish Development Model (PDM) monies in instalments due to... -
Minister, expert disagree over West Nile power crisis
Posted: 23 Aug 2022 The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Executive Director, Dr Barirega Akankwasah, have disagreed over water levels... -
Gov’t should emulate the Church – LOP
Posted: 23 Aug 2022 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, has called on the government to emulate the Catholic Church in the management of public affairs. Speaking at the 125th... -
Vietnamese envoy meets Deputy Speaker over coffee processing
Posted: 23 Aug 2022 Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has called for cooperation with Vietnam to develop the country’s coffee value chain for the benefit of farmers. In a meeting with Vietnam’s Ambassador-Designate to... -
Speaker donates Shs50 million for Buyende maternity ward
Posted: 22 Aug 2022 Speaker Anita Among has donated Shs50 million to support the completion of a maternity ward in Kagulu-Igwaya trading centre in Buyende District. Among handed over the money to Prossy Mpindi, the... -
Tayebwa pledges support to Indian community
Posted: 22 Aug 2022 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has said that government will ensure that Indians in Uganda have peace and are treated as equal citizens. Tayebwa made the statement on Friday, 19 August 2022 at...