News
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’Lift the ban on Facebook and widen phone coverage’
Posted: 24 Sep 2021 It is a constitutional right for every Ugandan to have access to information but this provision of the Constitution has been breached by the prolonged ban on internet use and poor network coverage,... -
Gov’t urged to implement environmental laws
Posted: 24 Sep 2021 Parliament has called on the Ministry of Water and Environment to expedite the implementation of processing of the National Climate Change Act 2020 which was passed in April 2021. The Chairperson of... -
Opposition against gov’t plans to track private cars
Posted: 23 Sep 2021 The plan by government to digitally track vehicles has suffered an onslaught from Shadow Internal Affairs Minister, Hon Abdallah Kiwanuka and opposition MPs, who termed the move illegal. Global... -
Tororo traders cry foul over market allocation
Posted: 23 Sep 2021 Traders in Tororo central main market under their umbrella body of Tororo Lockup Owners and Vendors Association have petitioned Parliament over alleged irregularities in the allocation of lockup... -
Expedite EAC integration-Speaker Oulanyah
Posted: 23 Sep 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has called on legislators to work towards faster integration of the East Africa Community. Oulanyah who was launching the Parliamentary Forum on East African... -
Govt to investigate death of poachers at game park
Posted: 23 Sep 2021 The Government Chief Whip, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, has urged legislators to dissuade their constituents from poaching or illegally entering areas gazetted as habitats for wild animals. This follows... -
‘Expo 2020 Dubai’ an opportunity to market Uganda – Ntabazi
Posted: 23 Sep 2021 Uganda is scheduled to participate in the Expo 2020 Dubai that has been organized under the auspices of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government and the Bureau International des Expositions.... -
Uganda’s rapid deforestation worrisome - Anywar
Posted: 23 Sep 2021 The Minister of State for Water and Environment, Beatrice Anywar, is concerned about the rapid rate at which Uganda is losing its forest cover, saying if it is not mitigated, the consequences could... -
Parliament eulogises the late Archbishop Lwanga
Posted: 22 Sep 2021 Parliament has passed a motion to pay tribute to the late Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Uganda, Jonah Lwanga, who passed away two weeks ago in Greece. The motion was moved by the 3rd Deputy... -
Uganda, Cuba enhance work relations
Posted: 22 Sep 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has committed the legislature’s support to ensure that Cuba becomes an active participant in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. The Speaker...