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Speaker Among wants road safety operation extended countrywide
Posted: 09 Nov 2022 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has commended the ongoing operations by the Police to improve road safety in the Kampala metropolitan area, and urged them to extend the operations across the... -
National Sports Bill tabled for First Reading
Posted: 09 Nov 2022 Bugiri Municipality MP, Hon. Asuman Basalirwa, has tabled the National Sports Bill, 2021 for its first reading. The Private Member’s Bill was tabled on behalf of Hon. Moses Magogo (NRM, Budiope East... -
Election body seeks extra Shs20 billion for Women Council polls
Posted: 09 Nov 2022 The Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi, has been directed to prepare a statutory instrument intended extend the time of office of the Women Councils. “There is a political vacuum and we... -
Experts urge Govt to offer legal aid to migrant workers
Posted: 09 Nov 2022 Experts from the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) have called on government to offer free legal services to Ugandans, whose rights have been abused while on duty abroad. CEPA proposes that since... -
MPs uneasy over delayed assent to Markets Bill
Posted: 09 Nov 2022 MPs are edgy over the President’s delay to assent to the Markets Bill, 2021 with Speaker Anita Among directing Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, to follow up. Parliament passed the bill in February... -
House to investigate leakage of committee reports
Posted: 09 Nov 2022 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has said the House is investigating circumstances under which a committee report due to be presented was leaked to the media. During the plenary sitting of... -
COSASE starts probe into UNRA audit queries
Posted: 09 Nov 2022 The Committee on Public Accounts – Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has commenced inquiries into audit queries on the Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra), with... -
Legislators demand better remuneration for medical interns
Posted: 08 Nov 2022 Speaker Anita Among has directed the Minister for Health to table before the House evidence that allowances of medical interns have been paid. This followed several disputing statements from Members... -
Drinking hours to be regulated if new law passes
Posted: 08 Nov 2022 Tororo District Woman Representative, Hon. Sarah Opendi will introduce the Alcohol Control Bill that seeks to regulate drinking. The Private Member’s Bill seeks to repeal the current legislation that... -
Consumer Protection Bill in the offing
Posted: 08 Nov 2022 Parliament has granted Bukoto West Member of Parliament, Hon. Muhamad Ssentayi leave to introduce the Consumer Protection and Management Bill. Although the proposal was meant to be presented by the...