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Parliament donates Shs31m to children with cancer
Posted: 23 Jun 2020 The Clerk to Parliament, Ms Jane Kibirige, has donated Shs31 million to Kawempe Home Care, in support of children with cancer who cannot afford costs associated with treatment and care at the Uganda... -
MPs clear Karamoja health housing project
Posted: 19 Jun 2020 Parliament has approved Euro 20 million housing project for medical workers in Karamoja. The loan request presented by the Ministry of Health had days earlier been met with resistance from the... -
MPs raise concern over health sector loan for Karamoja region
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 Legislators are opposed to the approval of a Euro 10 million loan from the Government of Italy to finance the Karamoja Infrastructure Development project under the health sector citing irregularities... -
Parliament asks Gov’t to waive water, power bills
Posted: 17 Jun 2020 Parliament has passed a motion urging Government to waive the payment of water and electricity bills, as one way of assisting persons affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Masaka Municipality MP, Hon... -
Finance Minister Kasaija summoned over discrepancies in the Budget
Posted: 16 Jun 2020 Parliament Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, to explain discrepancies contained in his Budget speech presented last week and the National Budget for 2020/... -
Kadaga commends EOC on promoting gender and equity
Posted: 16 Jun 2020 Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has commended the work done by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) in promoting gender parity and equitable allocation of national resources to vulnerable... -
We shall tax foreign competition – Museveni
Posted: 16 Jun 2020 Government of Uganda will encourage and promote import substitution as well as emphasize export promotion, in a bid to improve economic growth, according to President Yoweri Museveni. While speaking... -
New budget focuses on business recovery
Posted: 16 Jun 2020 The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, has presented a Shs45.5 trillion budget for the 2020/2021 financial year, focusing on reviving small and medium scale business that are suffering due to the... -
Patients shun Kamuli Hospital due to Covid scare
Posted: 11 Jun 2020 Patients in Kamuli District are avoiding seeking treatment at the district’s general hospital following the designation of the outpatient ward as a Covid19 isolation centre. Dr Fred Duku, the acting... -
Slow works on new Parliament Building irks Commission
Posted: 05 Jun 2020 Parliament is dissatisfied with the delays in the construction of the new Parliament Building, which was initially expected to be completed in July 2020. ROKO Construction is constructing the...