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Sugarcane farmers petition Parliament over permits
Posted: 22 Apr 2021 Sugarcane farmers from the counties of Bukanga, Waibuga and Nawampiti in Luuka district have petitioned Parliament over denial of supply permits by the sugar processing factories. Julius Muliiko, a... -
Parliament approves US$65 million loan for farmers
Posted: 21 Apr 2021 Ugandans engaged in the agricultural sector are poised to receive stimulus packages following the approval of a request authorising government to guarantee Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to borrow US$... -
‘Address plight of workers affected by Covid-19’
Posted: 21 Apr 2021 Lawmakers want government to develop favourable policies aimed at addressing the plight of Ugandans whose livelihoods have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The call was made following a... -
MPs oppose transfer of women fund
Posted: 21 Apr 2021 Legislators are opposed to the merger of the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) with other wealth creation funds saying it will cause financial disenfranchisement of women in the... -
Parliament condemns human rights violations
Posted: 19 Apr 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga says Parliament is concerned about the continued human rights violations by security agencies. Responding to a petition presented to her by the newly elected... -
Parliament to expedite creation of council on Islamic Banking
Posted: 19 Apr 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has pledged to expedite the formation of the Central Shari'a Advisory Council that will operationalise Islamic Banking in Uganda. Kadaga asked the Head of... -
Minister Jeje Odongo to MPs: Majority of missing persons in hiding
Posted: 16 Apr 2021 The Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo, has told Parliament that many of the alleged missing persons in the country could be in hiding for fear of being arrested in relation to election... -
Open health centre IIs - Speaker Kadaga
Posted: 16 Apr 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called on Members of Parliament to advocate for the reopening of health centre IIs in their constituencies. Kadaga made the call at the opening of a... -
Minister on spot over roll out of mental health law
Posted: 15 Apr 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Minister for Health to explain the delay in rolling out the Mental Health Act, 2019 despite the assent of the President. “This House took... -
MPs pay tribute to fallen Archbishop Kizito Lwanga
Posted: 15 Apr 2021 Parliament has paid tribute to the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, who succumbed to Ischemic heart disease at his residence on Saturday, 3 April 2021. In a sitting...