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Public Service to streamline salaries of teachers by 2027
Posted: 27 Jul 2022 Teachers of arts subjects in secondary schools will earn the same salary as science teachers by 2027, the Ministry of Public service has said. Recently, Government announced that science teachers... -
Family of girl stuck in Saudi Arabia petitions Parliament
Posted: 27 Jul 2022 A family from Kawempe Division in Kampala has petitioned Parliament over a labour export company, Prime Linkages Uganda Ltd, which they accuse of forcefully keeping their mentally ill daughter, Annet... -
Parliament to reconsider Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill
Posted: 25 Jul 2022 President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to Parliament for reconsideration. The President wrote to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among raising concern about... -
Marriage Bill returns to Parliament
Posted: 21 Jul 2022 The Tororo District Woman MP, Hon. Sarah Opendi, has been granted leave of the House to introduce a Private Member’s Bill, entitled, “The Marriage Bill, 2022”. The bill seeks to provide a... -
Transport ministry seeks Shs21 billion for road safety
Posted: 21 Jul 2022 The State Minister for Works, Hon. Francis Musa Ecweru, has said that his ministry requires an additional funding of Shs21.5 billion towards implementation of road safety programmes and activities.... -
House divided over purchase of Roko shares
Posted: 21 Jul 2022 Members of Parliament are divided over the proposal by the Government to buy shares worth Shs207 billion in Roko Construction Limited. The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Hon. Henry... -
Carry out audit of nodding disease funds - Speaker Among
Posted: 20 Jul 2022 Parliament has directed the Auditor General to conduct a forensic on the Shs1.3 billion allocated to support nodding disease affected persons. The MPs on Wednesday, 20 July 2022 adopted a motion... -
Law on copyrights to be strengthened
Posted: 20 Jul 2022 Mawokota North Member of Parliament, Hon. Hillary Kiyaga has been granted leave of Parliament to introduce a bill titled, The Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill. The private member’s... -
Ministers fail to appear to present strategy to curb fuel crisis
Posted: 20 Jul 2022 Two Ministers of Finance and Energy failed to show up to a scheduled committee meeting that sought answers on the government's strategy to curb the escalating fuel prices. The committee on Government... -
MPs to amend Police Act to cater for qualifications of IGP
Posted: 20 Jul 2022 The Greater North Parliamentary Group is set to table a private member’s bill titled, “The Police (Amendment) Bill 2022” which seeks to amend the governance and administration of Uganda Police Force...