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Parliament amends its Rules of Procedure
Posted: 06 May 2021 As the 10th Parliament comes to an end, Members of Parliament amended the Rules of Procedures aimed at improving efficiency and functioning of the House. The amendments passed include among others... -
Fraud cited in management of Departed Asians properties
Posted: 06 May 2021 Parliament has learnt that there has been fraud in the management of the properties of the Asians who were expelled from Uganda in 1972 by the late President Idi Amin. In a report presented by the... -
Gov’t urged to resettle Kyangwali evictees
Posted: 05 May 2021 Members of Parliament have called on government to resettle residents surrounding Kyangwali refugee settlement camp who were evicted from their ancestral land in 2013 following government’s plan to... -
MPs reject report on Nakawa-Naguru Housing Estate
Posted: 05 May 2021 Parliament has rejected a report on the status of land on the former Nakawa-Naguru housing estate. The report by the Committee on Physical Infrastructure found that the Uganda Lands Commission (ULC)... -
Parliament enacts law against human sacrifice
Posted: 04 May 2021 A new law criminalizing the act of human sacrifice has been passed by Parliament and will see those involved in the act face death or long prison sentences. The Bill which was brought to Parliament... -
Tough penalties for sexual offenders
Posted: 04 May 2021 Parliament has passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019 providing for criminalisation of a range of sexual offenses that have not been provided for in the existing law. Whereas the Penal Code Act, Cap.... -
MPs need more time to discuss EAC federation- Kadaga
Posted: 04 May 2021 Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has told a delegation of experts drafting the East African Community (EAC) Political Federation Constitution that legislators will require ample time to make... -
Gov’t to levy tax on fish maw export
Posted: 04 May 2021 Parliament has approved an eight per cent tax levy on fish maw exports following the passing of the Fish (Amendment) Bill, 2021. In a report to the House during a plenary sitting on 03 May 2021, the... -
Bill on motor vehicle licences rejected
Posted: 03 May 2021 The Traffic and Road Safety Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 seeking to introduce a license fee for motor vehicle owners payable annually has been rejected by Parliament. The Bill which was presented to ... -
Parliament approves tax on export of leaf tobacco
Posted: 03 May 2021 Ugandan traders dealing in exportation of unprocessed tobacco leaf will now be required to pay a tax of about shs3,000 per kilogramme in order to boost the currently undervalued business. This tax...