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  • "Recognise private sector players in Health Bill"

    Private health sector players want more involvement in the management of the country's health sector through amendments to the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Dr Mamello Muhanuuzi, a healthcare...
  • Outgoing Parliament General Counsel bids farewell

    The Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige Kasaija, has recognised outgoing General Counsel to Parliament, Pius Biribonwoha, for his distinguished service. Kasaija, who awarded Biribonwoha with a plaque...
  • Female MPs petition for better maternal health funding

    Female legislators under their umbrella body, the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) have petitioned government to provide sufficient funds in the 2022-2023 national budget for maternal...
  • Don’t destroy crops of evictees - MPs

    Legislators have called for a progressive way of evicting persons farming in wetlands with the aim of allowing them to harvest their produce. Erute South Member of Parliament, Hon Jonathan Odur said...
  • ‘Address Elegu border security concerns’

    Members of Parliament have called on government to tackle the insecurity at Uganda - South Sudan border which has worsened since the attack on Ugandan traders by South Sudan soldiers in 2021. The...
  • Incorporate redundant staff into other ministries - MPs

    Members of Parliament have decried the slow process of incorporating the Ministry of Science, Innovation and technology staff who lost their jobs when the entity was disbanded. The MPs on the...
  • Residents in fear after gunmen raid Gulu district

    The Layibi-Bardege Division Member of Parliament, Martin Ojara Mapenduzi, is worried about the safety of his constituents in Gulu City after unknown gunmen murdered residents. Mapenduzi, without...
  • Agro-input dealers seek payment of Shs21 billion

    Agro-Input dealers accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Animal Industries (MAAIF) have petitioned Parliament seeking payment of supplied agro-inputs to farmers worth Shs21...
  • MPs reject UWA report on wildfires

    Legislators on the Committee of Trade, Tourism, and Industry have rejected an investigative report by the Uganda WildLife Authority (UWA), on the wildfires that burnt Park View Safari Lodge in Queen...
  • Expedite the Witness Protection Bill – UHRC

    The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) is calling for expeditious passing of the Witness Protection Bill, 2015. The bill which is still in draft form seeks to   provide a holistic protection of...

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