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Zimbabwe Speaker visits Parliament
Posted: 09 Nov 2021 The Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has received Zimbabwean Parliament Speaker, Hon Jacob Francis Nzwidamililo Mudenda, who is on an official visit to Uganda. Among welcomed... -
Legislators query UCAA over management of Arua airport
Posted: 09 Nov 2021 The Management of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has been put on the spot over procurement of airport furniture and other supplies worth shs243 million. Sam Wonekha, the General Manager for... -
MPs seek protection of fishing communities in new law
Posted: 06 Nov 2021 Legislators representing fishing areas want the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill 2021, to protect and elevate interests of fishing communities. The Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and... -
KCCA seeks Shs 4bn supplementary budget
Posted: 06 Nov 2021 Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has requested Parliament to approve a supplementary budget of Shs 4bn to implement a Covid-19 response plan in the greater Kampala metropolitan area. The... -
Deputy Speaker receives Commonwealth Games Baton
Posted: 04 Nov 2021 Parliament has received and transmitted the Commonwealth Games Baton relay, with Deputy Speaker Anita Among leading Vice President Jessica Alupo, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja and a multitude of... -
Parliament urged to probe Uganda Railways over graft
Posted: 04 Nov 2021 Uganda Railways Workers’ Union has asked Parliament to inquire into allegations of mismanagement of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) by its leadership, whom they accuse of causing financial losses.... -
Parliament to reconsider Bill promoting local content
Posted: 04 Nov 2021 Parliament is expected to receive the National Local Content Bill, and will consider a cross-section of concerns raised by President Yoweri Museveni when the Bill was forwarded to him for assent. The... -
Aceng enlists MPs’ support to solve healthcare challenges
Posted: 03 Nov 2021 The Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has listed 10 challenges that she said bedevils the healthcare system in Uganda calling for increased funding to streamline the sector. In a presentation meant... -
'Provide skills and funding for the girl child'
Posted: 03 Nov 2021 Government is urged to avail funding and skill the girl child following the rising cases of defilement and teenage pregnancies. This followed a motion for government to support the girl child and... -
Arriving passengers to isolate at home
Posted: 03 Nov 2021 Passengers arriving at Entebbe International Airport will no longer be required to wait for their Covid-19 test results but will be allowed to leave and self-isolate at home until the results are...