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MPs raise red flag on excess budget releases for districts

The Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government) has questioned the motive behind excess release of budgets to districts saying that this has contributed to low absorption of funds.  This was contained in the committee’s report on the report of the Auditor General for the Financial Year 2022/…

Speaker gives Shs100m to women’s forum

The Uganda Women’s Movement, an organisation which brings together women advocacy groups, on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 called on Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, who asked the group to focus on the plight of rural women.The Speaker announced a Shs100 million pledge towards the construction of…

Address non-payment of university lecturers – Speaker Among

The Speaker, Anita Among has tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to present a status update on the payment of salaries to part-time lecturers at Kyambogo University.The Speaker's directive follows concerns by Soroti West Division Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Jonathan Ebwalu who said the…

Parliament sends Forestry Authority to Water Ministry

Parliament has passed the National Forestry and Tree Planting (Amendment) Bill, 2024, as part of the ongoing government policy on rationalisation of its agencies.The Bill aims to integrate the functions of the National Forestry Authority (NFA) into the Ministry of Water and Environment.The Minister…

Centre for Arbitration to operate under Justice Ministry

The Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (CADER) will revert back to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs as part of government’s move to streamline its agencies.This follows the passing of the National Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to…

Parliament approves merger of agriculture agencies

Parliament has passed a series of Bills that merge three agencies, the Cotton Development Organisation (CDO), Dairy Development Authority (DDA) and National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).The move, part of the government…

Audit Atiak Sugar before more investment, LOP tells Gov’t

The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament has tasked government to conduct a thorough audit of the operations of Atiak Sugar Factory in Amuru District, in which the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) has invested over Shs500 billion.Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has also called for accountability of…

Gov’t recovers 149 national IDs from money lenders

The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, has said that the heightened crack down on money lenders who confiscate national identifications (IDs) as collateral has so far led to recovery of 149 IDs. Muhoozi said that the recoveries were made following an operation conducted by…

Speaker tends apology over assault of police officer

Speaker Anita Among has apologized on behalf of the Ugandan women after an incident in which Mercy Timbitwire Bashisha, a staff at the National Resistance Movement secretariat allegedly assaulted a traffic policeman.While chairing a sitting of the House on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, Among said that…

LoP calls for accountability of Shs266 billion investment in Roko

The Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has tasked the Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development to present before Parliament, accountability of the Shs263.33 billion invested in Roko Construction Company.In July 2022, government acquired preferential shares in Roko…

Government withdraws Kiswahili Bill

The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has withdrawn the Uganda National Kiswahili Bill, 2023 paving way for the Ministry of Education and Sports to re-table the proposed law.The Minister of State for Gender and Culture, Hon. Peace Mutuuzo, subsequently, withdrew the Bill during…

EALA Kampala session to debate election management, NTB reports

The East African Legislative Assembly sitting in Kampala will debate reports focusing on election management, non-tariff barriers and management of wildlife in the region among others.The EALA Speaker, Joseph Ntakirutimana, made the revelation at a media briefing at Parliament House on Monday, 21…

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