News
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Gov’t to buy 500,000 metric tonnes of maize
Posted: 01 Aug 2018 Government is to buy 500,000 metric tonnes of maize from farmers at a minimum price of shs500 to address the low prices currently on the market. This follows concerns raised by Members of Parliament... -
MPs to meet telecom operators over scratch card ban
Posted: 31 Jul 2018 Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has accepted an offer to meet telecom companies and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) over the controversial move to ban airtime scratch cards. The acceptance ended a... -
Bill for free legal services in the offing
Posted: 31 Jul 2018 The Legal Aid Bill that provides for easy access to free legal services will soon be tabled in Parliament. This was revealed at a workshop for Members of Parliament to induct them as legal aid... -
Kadaga warns on cross-border charcoal trade
Posted: 31 Jul 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has written to Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, seeking explanations on the wanton cross-border trade in charcoal. Kadaga said Kenya and Rwanda remain a... -
LOP calls for more funding to agriculture
Posted: 31 Jul 2018 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Winfred Kiiza, has called for increased government investment in agriculture, which will spur growth in other sectors of the economy. Giving Uganda's... -
Kadaga condemns child marriages in Kasese
Posted: 30 Jul 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has condemned girl child marriages rampant in Kasese district and urged district leaders to establish ordinances to regulate the practice. Kadaga noted that... -
Speaker advises cooperatives on documentation
Posted: 30 Jul 2018 Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has commended the growth of cooperatives in the country and called on leaders of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOS) to document their affairs... -
Use science to innovate-Speaker
Posted: 27 Jul 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has urged students studying science subjects to be innovative and build modern infrastructure. Referring to the colonial times when Africans were not... -
Busoga Consortium and Shenyang University sign education pact
Posted: 27 Jul 2018 Uganda through the Busoga Consortium and China through the Shenyang University of Chemical Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving education and scientific... -
Prioritise education about benefits of breastfeeding, MPs say
Posted: 27 Jul 2018 Legislators have asked government to budget and provide funds for the welfare, sensitization and training of breastfeeding mothers about their health and dietary needs. Responding to a statement...