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Tayebwa assures tourism sector of increased funding

Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged enhanced government commitment to Uganda’s tourism sector vowing increased funding and prioritisation to transform it into a key economic driver. Speaking as the chief guest at the Ekkula Sustainable Tourism Awards 2024 held at the Sheraton Hotel in…

Speaker Among, DRC MPs discuss regional trade, security

Speaker Anita Among has met a delegation of Members of Parliament from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with regional security and commerce top on the agenda.Speaker Among said security is critical in enabling integration and growing the trade portfolio between the two countries which is…

EAC youth leaders urged to emulate independence heroes

Youth in the East African Community member states have been urged to emulate leaders led the liberation struggles that ushered in independence.The call was made by the Youth Member of Parliament for Northern Region, Hon. Boniface Okot, at the opening of the Seventh East African Youth Parliament in…

Tayebwa urges accountants to champion integrity

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on Uganda’s accounting professionals to lead the charge against corruption by upholding integrity and transparency in their financial practices.Speaking at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Uganda Members’…

Coffee Bill passed seeing UCDA back in mother ministry

Parliament of Uganda has passed the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024 integrating the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). This move is part of the government’s Rationalisation of Agencies and Public Expenditure (…

Finance Ministry absorbs three agencies

Three government agencies, the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA), the Privatisation Unit and the Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust have been sent back to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.The three rationalisation amendment Bills were considered and…

Road agencies scrapped

The Uganda National Roads Authority and the Uganda Road Fund have been dissolved and their functions returned to the Ministry of Works and Transport.This follows the repealing of the Uganda Road Fund Act, 2008 and the Uganda National Roads Authority Act 2006 which created both agencies. The…

Speaker Among urges EAC states to implement protocols

The East African Community (EAC) partner states have been urged to consolidate the gains of unity and cohesion in a bid to ensure a united community which will unlock the potential for local solutions to shared problems.According to the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Anita Among, the workings of…

House votes to proceed with Second Reading of Coffee Bill

Legislators have voted to proceed with the Second Reading of the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to mainstream the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.The National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is among…

Parliament rejects Tribunal merger

Parliament has rejected a proposal to introduce a single tribunal under the National Tribunal Bill, 2024, on grounds that it contravenes Article 152 (3) of the Constitution.The Bill was intended to repeal the Tax Appeals Tribunal Act, the Electricity Disputes Tribunal Act and all other Tribunals…

‘Account for Shs723.4 billion to Dei BioPharma’

The Leader of the Opposition (LOP), Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has raised concerns over the government’s Shs723.4 billion investment in Dei BioPharma Ltd, a private pharmaceutical firm.Ssenyonyi who presented a report following an oversight visit to the firm, called for greater accountability and…

MPs call for more firefighting stations across the country

Members of Parliament have called for the establishment of fire brigade departments at the different regional police stations across the country in order to prevent destruction of property and loss of life in cases of fire.The proposal follows a fire arising after a fuel tanker overturned in…

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