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House tells UNRA to renegotiate road contract with China firm
Posted: 09 Aug 2024 The Uganda National Roads Authority will have to renegotiate a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) for the reconstruction of Masaka-Mutukula Road and rehabilitation... -
Districts to get community hospitals in new health reforms
Posted: 09 Aug 2024 Government has introduced a new reform in the health sector to uplift the status of health centre IVs to community hospitals. This was revealed by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja during the... -
Draft National Tax Policy for December
Posted: 09 Aug 2024 The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is in final stages of drafting a National Tax Policy. The policy expected to become public in December, will provide a set of guidelines for... -
Improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost agriculture - MPs
Posted: 08 Aug 2024 Members of Parliament have called on government to improve access to electricity in rural areas across the country to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. They made the call while debating... -
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,...