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Administration of small estates boosted with new Bill
Posted: 18 Mar 2021 The House has passed the Administration of Estates (Small Estates) (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to bring services closer to the people and reduce the cost of obtaining letters or... -
No equipment for district roads – MP Bukenya
Posted: 17 Mar 2021 Legislators have raised concern over the absence of road equipment for road maintenance across the country. According to Hon. Micheal Bukenya (NRM, Bukuya County), the 14 new districts that were... -
Govt’s 13-point plan on maize irks Members
Posted: 17 Mar 2021 Members of Parliament have expressed dismay with the 13-point plan announced by government to address the maize ban, saying the trader has not been helped. MPs while reacting to the statement by the... -
New law to ease administering of property across borders
Posted: 17 Mar 2021 Parliament has passed the Probate Resealing (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to ease the administration of property across borders. The Bill serves to cater for an Act entitled, “The Probate (... -
Buvuma Island MP asks Govt to intervene in fishing impasse
Posted: 17 Mar 2021 The livelihood of the residents of Buvuma Island is on the line because of the army’s restrictions on fishing activities, the area legislator has told Parliament. Hon. Robert Migadde said that every... -
Tourism, agro-processing reign at Speaker meeting with Egypt envoy
Posted: 15 Mar 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebeca Kadaga, has discussed the need to deepen the Egypt-Uganda bilateral ties, with special focus on tourism, trade and agro-processing. In a meeting with Egyptian... -
Kadaga interests Turkish investors in Uganda’s agro-processing industry
Posted: 12 Mar 2021 Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has met the Turkish investors led by their Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Kerem Alp and asked them to take interest in Uganda’s agro-processing and value addition industry. Kadaga... -
Kyagulanyi calls for unconditional release of detainees
Posted: 12 Mar 2021 Kyandondo East Member of Parliament and former presidential candidate, Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu called for the unconditional release of all detainees. He also has asked legislators to take a... -
MPs raise concern on COVID-19 vaccine
Posted: 12 Mar 2021 A section of legislators are concerned about the distribution and potency of the recently acquired doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Kassanda North MP, Hon. Patrick Nsamba wondered whether the... -
Speaker Kadaga launches exit declaration of assets
Posted: 12 Mar 2021 Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has launched an online platform for the declaration of incomes, assets and liabilities by outgoing leaders with a call to ensure total compliance. Kadaga also officially...