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  • Address mental health in Health Bill – psychiatrists

    Psychiatrists want the Public Health (Amendment) Bill to provide for treatment of cases of mental health. The Executive Director of Butabika National Referral Hospital, Dr Juliet Nakku said the...
  • MPs divided over continued use of video conferencing in courts

    Members of Parliament on the Committee on Human Rights have expressed varying opinions on the continued use of video conferencing in the Courts of law. While meeting officials from the Uganda Prisons...
  • Committee meets fishermen over new law

    The Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries that is scrutinizing the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021 has held consultative meetings with stakeholders  in Buvuma Islands, Katosi...
  • UCAA faces further scrutiny as MPs approve report on airport operations

    The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Auditor General to conduct a value for money audit on the ongoing expansions of Entebbe Airport and on the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA)...
  • Hon Zaake loses Parliamentary Commission seat

    Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Francis Zaake will cease being a Parliamentary Commissioner following a vote on motion moved to have him out on grounds of misconduct. In a secret...
  • Health ministry investigating flu virus in schools

    The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has asked the public for patience with the COVID-19 taskforce as it investigates the mysterious human flu virus in institutions of learning. Aceng was...
  • Opposition MPs train on programme based budgeting

    Desirous of having a team that can influence business on the Floor of the House, the Leader of the Opposition (LOP), Hon. Mathias Mpuuga is rolling out trainings intended to improve the capacity of...
  • Karimojong rustlers shake Teso, Acholi regions

    Members of Parliament from the Teso and Acholi sub-regions have urged the Government to rein in on the rampant cattle thefts and related murders in their region believed to be carried out by...
  • New gov’t power firm to offer affordable services - Minister Anite

    The State Minister for Privatisation and Investment, Hon. Evelyn Anite, has assured legislators that government’s plan to create a sole electricity company will ensure provision of affordable and...
  • MPs demand action over skyrocketing commodity prices

    Lawmakers have demanded that government pronounces herself on the rising prices of essential commodities including soap, sugar, cooking oil and fuel. Raising on a matter of national importance during...

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