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  • MPs criticise discriminatory issuance of fishing licences

    Members of Parliament from the fishing communities have criticised the discriminatory issuance of artisanal licences to fishermen. While addressing the media at Parliament on Monday, 06 June 2022,...
  • MPs celebrate Gen. Katumba Wamala

    Members of Parliament on Saturday, 04 June 2022 celebrated the life of Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, the Minister of Works and Transport after an assassination attempt last year. Deputy Speaker Thomas...
  • Parliament will protect family values - Tayebwa

    Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has said Parliament will protect marriages in line with Ugandan religious and traditional values. Speaking during the Uganda Martyrs’ Day celebrations service at the...
  • MPs reassure health workers on salary increment

    The Chairperson of the Health Committee, Hon. Charles Ayume has reassured health workers in Eastern Uganda that salaries of all health workers will be increased effective 01 July 2022. “Parliament...
  • Shs10 billion supplementary to Lands Ministry illegal - Kasaija

    The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija, has apologised for the Shs10.6 billion supplementary budget for Uganda Land Commission (ULC) to pay land claimants in...
  • Health workers appeal to MPs for improved working conditions

    Health workers in Eastern Uganda have asked Parliament’s Committee on Health to push for improvement in their working conditions citing dilapidated hospital structures and poor accommodation as...
  • Tayebwa calls for dialogue on contraceptive use

    The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called for more discussions about the use of contraceptives as a means of stopping unwanted pregnancies. Tayebwa made this call while meeting a delegation of...
  • Finance minister snubs COSASE, summoned

    The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises - COSASE has summoned finance minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija, for snubbing the committee probe twice. COSASE is probing the...
  • ‘Economy expected to grow by 6.0 per cent’

    Uganda’s economy is projected to grow at six per cent in the next financial year 2022/2023, according to the Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties, Hon. Henry Musasizi. Musasizi...
  • LOP mourns UAE President

    The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon. Mathias Mpuuga has hailed the former President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan whose...

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