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Govt needs Shs2 trillion for war claims compensation
Posted: 22 Sep 2022 Government requires Shs2 trillion to compensate victims of wars and insurgencies in Northern and Eastern Uganda, West Nile and the Elgon sub region, the Deputy Attorney General, Jackson Kafuuzi, has... -
IGG to investigate Katuna Border Post construction
Posted: 21 Sep 2022 Following a committee report accentuating the shoddy workmanship in the construction of the newly commissioned Katuna Border Post, Parliament has instructed the Inspectorate of Government to carry... -
Parliament to budget for contingency fund to curb supplementaries
Posted: 21 Sep 2022 Legislators have committed to budget for a contingency fund in the next budget cycle after it was left out in the Financial Year 2022/2023 budget. The commitment came on Wednesday, September 21, 2022... -
Casual workers considered in new Employment Bill
Posted: 21 Sep 2022 The Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2022 that seeks to among others regulate the employment of casual workers, has been re-tabled for First Reading. The bill was tabled by Hon. Margaret Rwabushaija (... -
Rules committee interacts with House staff over MP’s conduct
Posted: 21 Sep 2022 Parliament’s Communication and Public Affairs Director, Chris Obore, has asked the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline to interest itself in the House of Commons code of conduct. He said... -
Uganda Chapter: 28 gear up for East African Parliament campaigns
Posted: 20 Sep 2022 Twenty eight aspirants have expressed interest in competing for Uganda’s nine slots at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). On Monday, 19 September 2022, the nomination papers for 15... -
Committee field activities suspended
Posted: 20 Sep 2022 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, has directed the Clerk to Parliament to stop committees from conducting field activities while Parliament is sitting. The directive was... -
PAC recommends audit on finance ministry over health monies
Posted: 20 Sep 2022 Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Central Government has recommended a forensic audit into the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) over release of excess funds... -
House pardons Hon. Kagabo over breach of rules
Posted: 20 Sep 2022 Members of Parliament have adopted the report of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline pardoning Hon. Twaha Kagabo, the Bukoto County South MP for misconduct. On Tuesday, 09 August 2022,... -
Gov’t calls for vigilance as Ebola sets on Mubende district
Posted: 20 Sep 2022 The Minister of State for Health (General Duties), Hon. Anifa Kawooya, has asked countrymen and women to remain vigilant in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in Mubende district. Kawooya was on Tuesday...