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Covid-19 funds mismanaged-Auditor General
Posted: 11 Mar 2021 The Auditor General has revealed that there was financial indiscipline in the utilisation of shs311 billion disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19... -
Tough penalties against illegal fishing practices mooted
Posted: 11 Mar 2021 The Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill presented to Parliament proposes harsh penalties against persons involved in illegal fishing trade. The bill if passed into law proposes that persons who catch... -
Cancer Institute asks for budget increment as patient numbers rise
Posted: 10 Mar 2021 The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has called for an increase in its budget allocation to manage patients who it said are on the rise. Dr Jackson Orem, the Executive Director at UCI hosted Parliament’... -
MPs call for retaliation against Kenya
Posted: 10 Mar 2021 Legislators have called for reciprocation against Kenya following the ban of Uganda’s maize last week. The Members of Parliament says the Kenyan government has banned other commodities like milk,... -
KCCA division speakers seek intervention over pay
Posted: 09 Mar 2021 Speakers from the five divisions of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) are seeking Parliament’s intervention over their remuneration, which they say is poor, delays and lacks a clear legal backing... -
Students petition Parliament over lecturers’ strikes
Posted: 09 Mar 2021 The Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) has petitioned Parliament following the continued strike by lecturers in the nine public universities. The students led by Ezra Byakutangoza presented... -
Pass gender related Bills, Speaker urges MPs
Posted: 09 Mar 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has tasked MPs in the 10th Parliament to pass the gender related bills, one of which has stalled since 1967. In a conference organised by the Uganda Women... -
Women, youth should access loans - Kadaga
Posted: 09 Mar 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has urged the elected female legislators to the 11th Parliament to continue pushing government to consider a 30 per cent loan access to the youth and women... -
Minister lays list of 177 persons under custody
Posted: 04 Mar 2021 The Minister for Internal Affairs Minister, Gen. Jeje Odongo, has finally named 177 persons under its custody, who have been declared missing by relatives. Gen. Odongo said the individuals arrested... -
Cut domestic borrowing to afford credit access – Opposition
Posted: 04 Mar 2021 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Ms Betty Aol Ocan, has called on government to desist from borrowing domestically, which she said will force financial institutions to adequately consider...