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Parliament commits Shs1 billion for cancer centre as Speaker Among launches Rotary Cancer Run 2024
Posted: 24 Apr 2024 Parliament has committed to contribute Shs1 billion towards the completion of the radiotherapy centre at St. Francis Nsambya Hospital in the capital, Kampala. The commitment was made by the Speaker... -
Move to mainstream UNRA to Works Ministry fails
Posted: 24 Apr 2024 Parliament has rejected a move to have the Uganda National Road Fund (UNRA) mainstreamed back to the Ministry of Works and Transport. This followed a vote by the legislators against a bill, the... -
House stays rationalisation of Asian property board and NPART pending audit
Posted: 23 Apr 2024 The rationalisation of the Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust (NPART) and Departed Asians Property Custodian Board will only be concluded after an audit, Parliament has directed. On Tuesday, April... -
MPs return mandate to supervise NGOs back to Internal Affairs Ministry
Posted: 23 Apr 2024 Legislators have scrapped the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Board returning its mandate of overseeing operations of NGOs back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was while the... -
Tayebwa pledges support towards malaria fight
Posted: 23 Apr 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has said that he will rally Members of Parliament (MPs) to prioritise malaria prevention and control in the 2024/2025 financial year budget. "This year we have put... -
Parliament Passes Bills for Rationalisation of Gender and Special Interest Groups
Posted: 22 Apr 2024 Parliament passed five key bills, moving gender and special interest entities to the National Secretariat for Special Interest Groups under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. In a... -
Parliament rejects NAADs, UCDA merger
Posted: 19 Apr 2024 Parliament has rejected a government proposal to merge the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the Cotton Development Organization (CDO)... -
Tayebwa praises late Dr Aliker
Posted: 19 Apr 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has described the late Dr Martin Aliker as a mentor and friend who not only inspired him but also guided his work. Tayebwa, who was speaking during Dr Aliker’s... -
Speaker condoles with Kenya on CDF death as MPs rally against malaria
Posted: 19 Apr 2024 Parliament has paid tribute to the fallen Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday, 18 April 2024. Gen Ogolla and other officers died in... -
MPs reject move to rationalise National Forestry Authority
Posted: 18 Apr 2024 Parliament has rejected the government proposal to move the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to the Ministry of Water and Environment. Parliament presided over by Speaker, Anita Among, voted against...