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MPs irked by slow set up of Shs325 bn innovation centre
Posted: 22 Nov 2022 Parliament’s Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation has called for the expeditious completion of the Shs325b Technology Engineering and Innovation Centre in Kiruhura District, western Uganda... -
Speaker Among gives Minister’s ultimatum on tabling action reports
Posted: 17 Nov 2022 The Speaker, Anita Among, has given Ministers up to Tuesday, 22 November 2022 to present action taken reports to the House. Rule 220 of the Rules of Procedure states that a Minister shall submit to... -
House approves Shs523bn loan for country-wide data connectivity
Posted: 17 Nov 2022 MPs have unanimously approved a US$140 million loan to finance the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP), and ring-fenced it to the implementing agency, National Information Technology Authority... -
Roads wasting away as contractors’ debt rises to Shs585 bn - Minister
Posted: 17 Nov 2022 The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has told Parliament that road works across the country have been constrained by a Shs585 billion debt to contractors. “Yesterday [16... -
MPs press roads agency over Shs35 billion per kilometre for expressway
Posted: 17 Nov 2022 Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts - Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has asked the Uganda National Roads Authority to explain the cost of the 51-kilometre... -
Cane farmers make case for amended Sugar Act
Posted: 17 Nov 2022 Sugarcane out growers have demanded for expeditious amendment of the Sugar Act, 2020 to include a revised formula on determination of cane price. A section of the farmers from Mukono and Kayunga... -
Law to strengthen operations of stock markets in offing
Posted: 16 Nov 2022 Operations of stock markets are expected to be strengthened, once the proposed Capital Markets Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is enacted. Parliament, chaired by Speaker Anita Among granted Hon.... -
Ministers’ attendance of plenary to become critical at vetting
Posted: 15 Nov 2022 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has appealed to the Appointments Committee to consider attendance of plenary during the vetting process of the nominees to Cabinet. “This is a consideration... -
MPs want presidential, parliamentary polls conducted last
Posted: 15 Nov 2022 Parliament has adopted a recommendation from its Committee on Human Rights that tasked the Electoral Commission to conduct presidential and Parliamentary elections last in the cycle. Committee... -
Auditor General urges Parliament action over unspent public funds
Posted: 15 Nov 2022 The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has recommended that Parliament indulges the finance ministry to report unspent funds for each financial year. Mr John Muwanga, the Auditor General,...