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  • ‘Address Elegu border security concerns’

    Posted: 04 Mar 2022 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

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 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

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 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

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 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

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 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

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 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...

  • Lower domestic electricity tariffs - LOP

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 The Leader of the Opposition, Hon Mathias Mpuuga, has proposed a reduction in electricity tariffs for domestic consumers by at least Shs200 per unit. Mpuuga said that the current Shs882 per kilowatt-...

  • Defence committee to meet MPs over cattle thefts

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs will interface with legislators from Teso, Karamoja, Sebei, Lango and Acholi sub regions to resolve the rampant cattle theft. Chairing plenary on...

  • Civil society urges streamlined Parish Development Model

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 Civil Society Organisations have called on government to establish a clear allocation formula for funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM), while considering different demographic dynamics to...

  • Parliament community marks start of Lent

    Posted: 03 Mar 2022 The Bishop of Nebbi Diocese, Rev. Raphael P’mony Wokorach who led this year’s Ash Wednesday celebration at Parliament has called on believers under the catholic chaplaincy to observe a lent that will...

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