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MPs return mandate to supervise NGOs back to Internal Affairs Ministry
Posted: 23 Apr 2024 Legislators have scrapped the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Board returning its mandate of overseeing operations of NGOs back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was while the... -
Tayebwa pledges support towards malaria fight
Posted: 23 Apr 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has said that he will rally Members of Parliament (MPs) to prioritise malaria prevention and control in the 2024/2025 financial year budget. "This year we have put... -
Parliament Passes Bills for Rationalisation of Gender and Special Interest Groups
Posted: 22 Apr 2024 Parliament passed five key bills, moving gender and special interest entities to the National Secretariat for Special Interest Groups under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. In a... -
Parliament rejects NAADs, UCDA merger
Posted: 19 Apr 2024 Parliament has rejected a government proposal to merge the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the Cotton Development Organization (CDO)... -
Tayebwa praises late Dr Aliker
Posted: 19 Apr 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has described the late Dr Martin Aliker as a mentor and friend who not only inspired him but also guided his work. Tayebwa, who was speaking during Dr Aliker’s... -
Speaker condoles with Kenya on CDF death as MPs rally against malaria
Posted: 19 Apr 2024 Parliament has paid tribute to the fallen Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday, 18 April 2024. Gen Ogolla and other officers died in... -
MPs reject move to rationalise National Forestry Authority
Posted: 18 Apr 2024 Parliament has rejected the government proposal to move the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to the Ministry of Water and Environment. Parliament presided over by Speaker, Anita Among, voted against... -
Chinese firm petitions Parliament over Kilembe Mines
Posted: 18 Apr 2024 Tibet Hima Mining Company Ltd, a private firm based in China, has petitioned Parliament to investigate the circumstances under which government terminated its contract to manage, rehabilitate and... -
City traders’ woes: URA to open downtown office
Posted: 18 Apr 2024 Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) will establish an office in down town Kampala, popularly referred to as Kikuubo, that is solely dedicated to providing Electronic Fiscal Receipt and Invoicing Services... -
Govt presents proposal to borrow US$117.6 million for Kitgum-Kidepo Road
Posted: 18 Apr 2024 Government has tabled a loan request of US$117.26 million (Shs446.7 billion) to be borrowed from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the construction of the Kitgum-Kidepo road. The Minister of State...