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Parliament seeking better treatment for Ssegirinya
Posted: 29 Oct 2021 Parliament is currently engaged in talks with different stakeholders to see that that the Kawempe North MP, Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya who is currently in a prison hospital, receives treatment in a... -
Committee halts relief loan to Kampala Serena Hotel
Posted: 29 Oct 2021 The Parliamentary Committee of Tourism, Trade and Industry directed the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) not to extend a loan to the Kampala Serena Hotel. The Committee led by the Chairperson,... -
Loan terms for upgrade of Entebbe Airport queried
Posted: 29 Oct 2021 Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises has raised concern over terms of the loan acquired to upgrade and expand Entebbe International Airport. Committee... -
Attorney General tasked to explain presidential directives on contracts
Posted: 29 Oct 2021 The Opposition in Parliament has demanded an explanation from government on the arbitrary directives awarding contracts to various construction entities for construction of roads, schools and health... -
Govt to rehabilitate public secondary schools
Posted: 29 Oct 2021 The Second Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali, has announced government’s plan to rehabilitate and expand public secondary schools across the country, cognisant of the dilapidated structures in... -
Health ministry to explain COVID-19 tests at airport
Posted: 29 Oct 2021 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has directed the Ministry of Health to make a statement on the status of COVID-19 testing services at the Entebbe International Airport. Last week,... -
MPs ask gov’t to plug intelligence gaps in fight against terror
Posted: 28 Oct 2021 The back-to-back blasts that have claimed two lives have pushed Members of Parliament to question the thoroughness of the state’s intelligence services, with many calling for the agencies to become... -
Tackle domestic arrears, MPs tell Gov’t
Posted: 27 Oct 2021 Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to put an end to the increasing domestic arrears amounting to Shs4.1 trillion. The MPs on the Budget Committee were... -
Speaker advises on presentation of sensitive matters
Posted: 27 Oct 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has guided legislators to be cautious as they present concerns that may affect their colleagues who are under arrest. Oulanyah’s guidance follows Mityana... -
Resurgence terror shouldn’t be used to settle political scores – LOP
Posted: 27 Oct 2021 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon Mathias Mpuuga has rallied the population to cooperate with security agencies in efforts aimed at fighting the terror threats but with a caution...