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  • Microfinance body protests merger

    Posted: 27 Feb 2024 The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA), has protested the move by government to move it into the Ministry of Finance saying that its objectives and functions will not be effectively...

  • Population Council seeks to maintain roles after merger

    Posted: 27 Feb 2024 The National Population Council (NPC) has called for the maintenance of 14 of its functions when it is absorbed into the National Planning Authority (NPA), following the approval of the Bill that...

  • Speaker Among to address tea sector plight

    Posted: 26 Feb 2024 Speaker Anita Among has given Parliament’s assurances to the distraught tea sector, which is hurt by price drops and expensive inputs.  In a meeting with sector leaders from the Tea Farmers of...

  • Tayebwa encourages Anglican church on investment in education

    Posted: 26 Feb 2024 “Build big churches, but build bigger schools-when you build bigger schools, they will produce products that will build much bigger churches,” Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has encouraged the...

  • Focus on quality varsity courses and not numbers - Tayebwa

    Posted: 24 Feb 2024 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has challenged the University of Kisubi (UniK) to focus on what he termed ‘anchor courses’ as its niche to stand out among the budding universities....

  • MPs’ Pension scheme to reduce investments in Kenya

    Posted: 23 Feb 2024 The Parliamentary Pension Scheme (PPS) is considering a reduction of the scheme’s equity investments in Kenya in favour of Uganda’s market.  This was revealed by the scheme’s assets manager,...

  • Education Minister calls for more funding for public universities

    Posted: 23 Feb 2024 The Ministry of Education and Sports has renewed a call for increased funding to support key activities in public universities including staffing, infrastructure development and research, among...

  • Party whips re-designate MPs in committee shakeup

    Posted: 21 Feb 2024 A number of Members of Parliament have been re-designated from the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to other sectoral committees...

  • Parliament passes Animal Feeds Bill

    Posted: 21 Feb 2024 The House has passed the Animal Feeds Bill, 2023 creating a committee to regulate production, storage, importation, exportation, and marketing of animal feeds. The Animal Feeds Committee chaired by...

  • Speaker Among renews call on Kampala-Jinja Expressway works

    Posted: 20 Feb 2024 Speaker, Anita Among, has renewed a call to the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, to fast track the commencement of works on the 77 km Kampala-Jinja Expressway.  “The loan...

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