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MPs Query Equity in Student Loan Distribution as only 2,047 Benefit

Parliament has urged the Ministry of Education and Sports to review the Higher Education Students’ Financing Scheme (HESFS) to address persistent concerns of regional imbalance, digital exclusion, and limited access for vulnerable learners.Presenting a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, 29…

Parliament defers approval of US$1.34 billion World Bank loan request

Parliament has deferred consideration and approval of a government request to borrow up to US$1.341 billion from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank. The loan is intended to finance several key projects, including the Uganda Cities and Municipal Councils Infrastructure…

Parliament Approves Loans for Regional Cancer Centres

Parliament has approved government’s proposal to borrow funds to strengthen cancer care in Uganda through the establishment of regional oncology centres in Mbale and Arua.The resolution authorises government to borrow up to €9.4 million from UniCredit Bank Austria for the construction and equipping…

Busega-Mpigi Expressway project loan approved

The Busega-Mpigi Expressway project works are expected to resume, following approval of a loan of Euros188.18 million (Shs781.04 billion) from the African Development Bank and Euros28.31 million (Shs117.46 billion) from the African Development Fund.  The loan, approved by Parliament during plenary…

MPs demand stronger road safety policies

Members of Parliament have urged government to review and strengthen road safety policies to curb the rising number of fatal road accidents across the country saying many of them are preventable.This call follows the tragic road crash along the Kampala–Gulu Highway on 22 October 2025 which claimed…

Deputy Speaker calls for graduate-creativity in job market

Graduates have been urged to take advantage of available government programmes and funds to develop income-generating projects that will enable them become job creators rather than job seekers.Speaking at the 27th graduation ceremony of Nkumba University on Saturday, 25 October 2025, the Deputy…

Representation of special interest groups approved ahead of 2026 elections

Parliament has endorsed the composition of special interest groups in ahead of the 2026 electoral cycle.The approval follows a review of the representation of the special interest groups, in accordance with the Constitution and the Parliamentary Elections Act.In the plenary sitting held on Monday,…

Parliament honours former Kenyan PM, Raila Odinga

Lawmakers have hailed the late former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Amollo Odinga for his Pan Africanism spirit saying that he was a leader revered across Africa and the whole world.Odinga died in India on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 after he reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest. He was laid to rest…

Legislators renew calls to address teachers’ pay disparities

 The Committee on Education and Sports is expected to present a report to Parliament within two weeks, on two petitions on disparity in teachers’ pay. The petitions were brought before Parliament by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) and the Uganda Technical and Vocational Trainers’ Union…

AIDS related deaths drop 64 percent - UAC

The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has recorded a sharp fall in both AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections.Speaking during a sitting of the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, Tom Etti, the Director for Partnership at UAC presented the…

New Bill to curb quack HR officers

To restore professionalism and discipline in managing Uganda’s workforce, Members of Parliament have endorsed tough penalties against unqualified and unlicensed human resource (HR) practitioners.The proposals are among many others contained in the Human Resource Management Professionals Bill, 2025…

Uganda to host 15th EAC Parliament Games

Uganda will host the 15th Edition of the East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games from 05 to 15 December 2025, an event designed to strengthen regional integration, cooperation, and unity among partner states.Addressing the media on Monday, 06 October 2025, Chairperson of the…

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