News
-
Parliament passes Shs 1 trillion supplementary expenditure budget
Posted: 26 Jun 2020 Parliament has passed the Shs 1,08 trillion Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No. 3 and Addendum to Schedule 3 for the Financial Year 2019/2020. The supplementary, which was time bound, was passed... -
Citizens petition Parliament on renaming streets and public monuments
Posted: 26 Jun 2020 Over 5,000 people have petitioned Parliament calling for the renaming of streets, monuments, symbols and other colonial relics across the country. Mr Apollo Makubuya, while presenting the petition to... -
Parliament queries overdue payment of South Sudan traders
Posted: 26 Jun 2020 Parliament has directed the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija, to explain the delay in compensating the majority of Ugandan traders who supplied the... -
Government Bill on wetlands in offing
Posted: 26 Jun 2020 The government is preparing a Bill to address the management of wetlands in the country following review of the National Wetland Policy. “I plan to table amendments on the National Wetlands Policy... -
LOP responds to State of the Nation Address
Posted: 25 Jun 2020 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Betty Aol Ocan, has taken on the President for failing to address the current prevailing issues of concern while delivering his 2020 State of Nation... -
Club owners seek Parliament support on reopening
Posted: 25 Jun 2020 Players in the entertainment and service industry have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, to intervene in their timeless closure by government in her bid to curtail the spread of... -
Buvuma Island in dire need of boat ambulances
Posted: 25 Jun 2020 Buvuma district health workers have, again, beseeched government to prioritise the procurement of boat ambulances to boost the health care referral system of the island districts. With a population... -
Deputy Speaker contributes US$10,000 to Rotary as new President assumes office
Posted: 24 Jun 2020 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has contributed US$10,000 to the Rotary Club of Kampala Central. Oulanyah announced his donation while presiding at the virtual installation of the... -
Legislators protest new national election guidelines
Posted: 24 Jun 2020 Members of Parliament have cast doubt on the revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections, citing illegalities, unfairness and ambiguity on implementation. MPs say that the revised guidelines in a... -
Kadaga receives SDGs voluntary review report
Posted: 23 Jun 2020 The Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon Mary Karooro Okurut, has submitted to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, a voluntary review on the progress...