News
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Hon Zaake loses Parliamentary Commission seat
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 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
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 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
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 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
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 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
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 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
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 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... -
“Limit punishment on anti-vaxxers in Health Bill’’
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 As Parliament processes the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021, the ECASA Group of Consultants Ltd wants the proposal for punitive measures for persons who have not been vaccinated, to be... -
Parliament orders forensic audit on Soroti Fruit Factory, UDC
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 Parliament during plenary on Wednesday, 09 March 2022 unanimously ordered for a forensic audit of the government-owned Soroti Fruit Factory and suspension of its Chief Executive Officer. The audit,... -
Police denies use of drones for operations
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Erasmus Twaruhukwa has denied knowledge of the use of vans commonly known as drones in the arrest and alleged kidnap of people. Twaruhukwa said that the... -
Works Ministry seeks additional funds for SGR compensation
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 The Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has made a request to Parliament to support funding for the compensation of project affected persons for the Standard Gauge Railway (...