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District leaders want govt compensation strategy overhauled
Posted: 08 Sep 2023 District leaders from Lango and Masindi have urged government to revamp its compensation strategy, citing lack of supervision by the local government as a critical barrier. This was in reference to... -
Speaker orders probe into ‘coffee consumption’ funds
Posted: 08 Sep 2023 The Speaker, Anita Among, has directed the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to conduct an independent investigation into the utilisation of shs1.9 billion allocated for the purpose of ‘coffee... -
MPs Call for Budget Discipline
Posted: 08 Sep 2023 Parliament has tasked accounting officers of national referral hospitals to adhere to set budget guidelines in order to improve service delivery across the country. This was one of the... -
MPs task Gov’t on power surges
Posted: 07 Sep 2023 Lawmakers want the Ministry of Energy to address the recurring countrywide power surges, which they said has affected several businesses. This was raised as a matter of national importance by Soroti... -
House attendance will be a factor in future Cabinet vetting, says Speaker
Posted: 07 Sep 2023 Following the premature adjournment of Parliament yesterday over no-show of Ministers, Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has said attendance will be a factor in vetting nominees to Cabinet, in a... -
Speaker Among adjourns House over absentee Ministers
Posted: 06 Sep 2023 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has hastily adjourned the House due to the absence of government Ministers. Adjourning the House, Speaker Among, said she will have to discuss with the... -
Committee finds political interference in Mbale, Bulambuli coops
Posted: 06 Sep 2023 A Parliament Committee investigating war loss compensation funds paid to cooperatives has unearthed political interference in the societies in Mbale and Bulambuli districts. MPs on the Committee on... -
Speaker urges vigilance after security thwarts terrorist attacks
Posted: 05 Sep 2023 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has called for heightened vigilance as security agencies report of plots by terrorists to attack Uganda. In her communication to Parliament during plenary on... -
Local authorities to abide by House resolution on road grant - Minister
Posted: 05 Sep 2023 The Minister for Local Government, Hon. Raphael Magyezi, has confirmed that Parliament’s guidelines on the utilisation of the Shs1 billion for road maintenance have been circulated to all local... -
Govt statement on fuel spike leaves MPs dissatisfied
Posted: 05 Sep 2023 A statement from the Minister of State for Energy, Hon. Sidronius Okaasai, on the unmitigated spike in fuel prices has left MPs unconvinced. Last week, Speaker Anita Among put the Government to task...