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Legal Committee to Reconsider National Legal Aid Bill
Posted: 23 May 2023 Parliament has returned the National Legal Aid Bill, 2022 to the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for reconsideration. This happened during the plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker... -
Government withdraws new Pensions Bill
Posted: 23 May 2023 Government has withdrawn a new pension Bill that was recently tabled in Parliament. The Public Service Pensions Fund Bill,2023 introduced on 14 March 2023 aimed at implementing a mandatory... -
Adeke, Basalirwa granted leave to introduce private members bills
Posted: 23 May 2023 Parliament has granted the Soroti District Woman Representative, Hon. Anna Adeke and Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Asuman Basalirwa leave to introduce the Sexual Offences Bill and... -
Members of Parliament receive death threats
Posted: 23 May 2023 Members of Parliament have reported that they are continuously receiving death threats from individuals disguising themselves as ‘Association of tired officers in Uniform Uganda’ who accuse them of... -
Sports council, netball federation in new Shs139 million probe
Posted: 22 May 2023 The Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) has kicked off another probe into the affairs of the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) regarding an unaccounted expenditure of Shs139.3 million during... -
Parliament to champion mental health awareness - Speaker
Posted: 22 May 2023 Parliament is taking lead on mental health awareness with the Speaker, Anita Among, encouraging all MPs to test for mental wellness. “We need to start with ourselves to make sure that when we are... -
Speaker Among rallies region’s legislators on solidarity
Posted: 21 May 2023 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged colleague Speakers and legislators of the East African Community (EAC) to stand with Uganda in protecting the morals and values of the region's... -
Uganda Human Rights Commission releases 25th annual report
Posted: 19 May 2023 The Uganda Human Rights Commission(UHRC) has been commended for capturing socio-economic issues in their 25th annual report. Breaking away from the tradition of focusing solely on political and civil... -
Winners, losers as Parliament passes Shs52.7 trillion national budget
Posted: 18 May 2023 Parliament has passed the 2023/2024 National Budget after a marathon sitting on Thursday, 18 May 2023 chaired by Speaker Anita Among that commenced at 8 a.m. Whereas the Shs52.7 trillion looks big on... -
MPs make plea for demarcation in contested border areas
Posted: 17 May 2023 Legislators have asked government to demarcate all borders under dispute following increases in tribal clashes among the communities. The MPs demands follows prayers presented during matters of...