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Parliament wants review of salary enhancements for security forces
Posted: 08 Aug 2024 Parliament has advised Cabinet to rethink salary enhancements for security forces saying the current arrangement is unfair to junior officers whose welfare is continuously declining. Legislators were... -
Health Ministry urged to address medicine shortages in hospitals
Posted: 07 Aug 2024 The Ministry of Health has been tasked to engage District Health Officers (DHOs) to ensure timely delivery of medicines to different health facilities in the country. The guidance was given by the... -
Govt asked to rescue Ugandan students stranded in Iran
Posted: 07 Aug 2024 Igara County West MP, Hon. Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, has called on government to account for and rescue Ugandan students stranded in Iran following an alleged fake scholarship scheme coordinated through the... -
‘Enhance efforts to secure release of Ugandan prisoners abroad’ – MPs
Posted: 07 Aug 2024 Members of Parliament have asked Government to put more effort through the prisoner exchange system to secure the release of Ugandans held in prisons around the world. The MPs made the call while... -
Health Ministry needs extra Shs18 billion for interns
Posted: 06 Aug 2024 The Ministry of Health needs an additional Shs18 billion to deploy medical interns. This revelation was contained in a statement to the House by the Minister of State for Health (General duties), Hon... -
'Address teacher training, salary disparities'
Posted: 06 Aug 2024 Government has been tasked to address the absence of teaching courses in public universities which legislators say is affecting the training of teachers. According to Hon. Joseph Ssewungu (NUP,... -
Health Committee to Scrutinise Operations of Medical Board
Posted: 06 Aug 2024 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has tasked the Chairperson of the Committee on Health to interface with the Uganda Medical Board regarding referrals of Ugandans for treatment abroad... -
Minister Muhwezi promises statement on MPs’ arrest
Posted: 06 Aug 2024 The Minister for Security, Hon. Jim Muhwezi, has promised to present a statement explaining the Monday arrest of two opposition Forum for Democratic Change legislators together with other party... -
Govt tables Bill to address teacher discipline, absenteeism
Posted: 06 Aug 2024 Government has presented the National Teachers’ Bill, 2024 which seeks to establish the National Teacher’s Council that will be charged with regulation of the teaching profession, registration,... -
We Need Results, Not Rhetoric on Corruption – LOP
Posted: 02 Aug 2024 The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi says the recent State of the Nation Address (SoNA) presented an overly optimistic view on the while neglecting Uganda's pressing issues. Presenting...