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  • ’Allow farmers to access water in forest reserves’

    The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has been urged to work with local communities in Nakasongola District to ensure proper co-existence with the forest reserve through mapping access routes to...
  • Debate on Bill deferred over funding of Sugar Council

    The debate on the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2023 has been deferred after the House failed to agree on the funding of the proposed Sugar Council, which if the bill is passed, will be the regulator of...
  • Sebutinde applauded for elevation to ICJ top position

    The election of Lady Justice, Julia Sebutinde as Vice President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been received with applause from Parliament. In a press release, the ICJ in The Hague,...
  • Tayebwa wants measures against schools charging high fees

    The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has criticised public and private secondary school owners for charging exorbitant school fees. The new school term re-opened this week and the media has been awash...
  • Improve water access, security in Karamoja to curb famine - MPs

    Government has been urged to take affirmative action to improve the livelihoods of Ugandans in the Karamoja sub-region. Among key interventions, that a committee report noted ought to be taken,...
  • LoP lobbies for improved capitation grant in gov’t primary schools

    The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, (LoP), Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, has called on the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to increase the capitation grant for government-aided...
  • Parliament honours late Namibian President

    Parliament has observed a moment of silence in honour of the former President of Namibia following his death on  Sunday, 04 February 2024. President Hage Geingob died of cancer in a hospital in the...
  • ‘Poor state of roads hindering national development’

    A statement by the Minister of State for Works and Transport (Transport) has been dismissed by some Members of Parliament (MPs) from West Nile. The MPs accuse government of lacking the will to fix...
  • Prisons expansion ongoing – Gen. Muhoozi

    The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi has said that the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) is undertaking an expansion of prison accommodation in response to MPs' concerns over...
  • Trade Ministry urged to table Consumer Protection Bill

    The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has tasked the Minister of State for Trade Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), Hon. David Bahati, to honour his earlier pledge and table the Consumer Protection...

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