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Speaker Among courts MPs to relocate CPA Africa Office from London
Posted: 12 Mar 2024 Speaker Anita Among has re-echoed the call for unity as talks to move the headquarters of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region gains momentum. She said this while speaking... -
Tayebwa asks Church to champion wealth creation
Posted: 11 Mar 2024 Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on the leadership of the Catholic Church in Uganda to join government in its effort to improve wealth creation at the household level. Tayebwa said this was... -
House committee throws weight behind revival of silkworm project
Posted: 06 Mar 2024 The Committee of Science, Technology and Innovation has urged the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monicah Musenero, to revive the sericulture project that government was financing... -
Nodding syndrome: Deputy Speaker directs on concrete action
Posted: 06 Mar 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, directed the Government Chief Whip to convene a multi-sectoral meeting involving relevant stakeholders to comprehensively discuss nodding syndrome and report back... -
Public Finance Management Act to be amended - minister
Posted: 06 Mar 2024 The finance ministry is undertaking consultations that will lead to amendment of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015 to effectively cater for the budgeting process through the Legislature. The... -
MPs back surplus funding to boost national broadcaster
Posted: 06 Mar 2024 An extensive report by the Committee on Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance (ICT) has swayed Members of Parliament (MPs) into supporting for the increased funding to the... -
Parliament to consider Bill on human assisted reproductive technology
Posted: 05 Mar 2024 The former Minister of State for Health (General Duties), Hon. Sarah Opendi, has introduced a private members’ Bill seeking to regulate the human assisted reproductive technology following the... -
Speaker Among resolves KCCA labourers’ payment woes
Posted: 05 Mar 2024 Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has resolved the year-long payment troubles of the Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) casual labourers. Speaker Among said during a meeting with the KCCA... -
ICT Ministry given three-month deadline to table Copyright Bill
Posted: 01 Mar 2024 Parliament has directed the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Chris Baryomunsi, to table the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill by May 2024 which seeks to introduce... -
Nabbanja asked to explain allegations of fraud in PDM
Posted: 29 Feb 2024 Legislators have expressed discontent over the reported fraud surrounding disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM) to beneficiaries. MPs are primarily concerned with the Wendi...