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Legislators call for termination of coffee agreement
Posted: 19 May 2022 Parliament unanimously called for the termination of the agreement between Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited (UVCCL) and the Government, which sought to grant the company monopoly over the coffee... -
Ministers, Land Commission liable for Naguru-Nakawa Land saga
Posted: 18 May 2022 Parliament has adopted recommendations of the Ad hoc Committee on the Naguru-Nakawa land holding several current and former ministers and the Uganda Land Commission liable for the illegal land... -
MPs reject tax exemptions, order forensic audit on Bujagali
Posted: 18 May 2022 MPs have declined to approve tax exemptions for companies, pending a report on its efficacy, allowing a one-year exception to the Bujagali Hydropower Project, which they have also placed under... -
Land Information System used for fraud - MPs
Posted: 18 May 2022 Officials from the Uganda Land Commission faced a tough time explaining to Members of Parliament on the Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) over alleged fraudulent... -
Taxes on opaque beer slashed to attract manufacturers
Posted: 18 May 2022 Factories producing the low cost opaque beer will in the new Financial Year 2022/2023 enjoy a tax relief intended to attract more local manufacturers into the alcohol production industry.... -
House invites IGG to probe President’s initiative on epidemics
Posted: 18 May 2022 Parliament has interested the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) into investigating the operations of the Presidential Scientific Initiative on Epidemics (PRESIDE) that was supervised by the Minister... -
‘Parliament approval needed on supplementary expenditures’
Posted: 18 May 2022 The Shadow Minister for Finance, Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi has challenged the Finance Minister’s authority to approve spending of supplementary funds without prior Parliament approval. He insists that... -
MPs reject proposal to exempt wheat, older computers from VAT
Posted: 17 May 2022 Parliament has passed amendments to the Value Added Tax rejecting a proposal by Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Hon. Muhammad Nsereko to exempt from bread, wheat and five year old computers.... -
Vintage car owners demand to keep their old registrations
Posted: 17 May 2022 Owners of vintage cars have petitioned Parliament to be allowed to keep the old registrations of their cars as a historical symbol and a qualification of heritage that their cars represent. James Ayo... -
Opposition MPs put French diplomats on the spot over oil
Posted: 17 May 2022 Members of the Opposition are concerned at France’s reluctance to stop French companies from exploiting Uganda’s fossil fuels in accordance with the Paris Climate Accords. The concern was raised in a...