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MPs press Govt on return of stranded Ugandans in Myanmar, Egypt, India
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 Government is working with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to secure the release and repatriation of Ugandans held hostage by rebel groups in Myanmar, according to Prime Minister... -
Livestock farmers to pay for Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 Livestock farmers will meet the cost of purchasing vaccine for the foot and mouth disease (FMD). The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, told... -
Deputy Speaker pledges to fast track Justice, Law and Order sector reforms
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has said that Parliament will fast track the reform of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). He was responding to a research report on the welfare of the... -
Wildlife investor seeks Parliament support over row with UWA
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 A local investor in Butambala District, Thomas Price, has appealed to Parliament to intervene in what he termed as frustration from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) for the delayed issuance of the... -
’Allow farmers to access water in forest reserves’
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has been urged to work with local communities in Nakasongola District to ensure proper co-existence with the forest reserve through mapping access routes to... -
Debate on Bill deferred over funding of Sugar Council
Posted: 07 Feb 2024 The debate on the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2023 has been deferred after the House failed to agree on the funding of the proposed Sugar Council, which if the bill is passed, will be the regulator of... -
Sebutinde applauded for elevation to ICJ top position
Posted: 07 Feb 2024 The election of Lady Justice, Julia Sebutinde as Vice President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been received with applause from Parliament. In a press release, the ICJ in The Hague,... -
Tayebwa wants measures against schools charging high fees
Posted: 07 Feb 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has criticised public and private secondary school owners for charging exorbitant school fees. The new school term re-opened this week and the media has been awash... -
Improve water access, security in Karamoja to curb famine - MPs
Posted: 06 Feb 2024 Government has been urged to take affirmative action to improve the livelihoods of Ugandans in the Karamoja sub-region. Among key interventions, that a committee report noted ought to be taken,... -
LoP lobbies for improved capitation grant in gov’t primary schools
Posted: 06 Feb 2024 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, (LoP), Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, has called on the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to increase the capitation grant for government-aided...