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  • Govt to rehabilitate public secondary schools

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 The Second Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali, has announced government’s plan to rehabilitate and expand public secondary schools across the country, cognisant of the dilapidated structures in...

  • Health ministry to explain COVID-19 tests at airport

    Posted: 29 Oct 2021 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has directed the Ministry of Health to make a statement on the status of COVID-19 testing services at the Entebbe International Airport.  Last week,...

  • MPs ask gov’t to plug intelligence gaps in fight against terror

    Posted: 28 Oct 2021 The back-to-back blasts that have claimed two lives have pushed Members of Parliament to question the thoroughness of the state’s intelligence services, with many calling for the agencies to become...

  • Tackle domestic arrears, MPs tell Gov’t

    Posted: 27 Oct 2021 Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to put an end to the increasing domestic arrears amounting to Shs4.1 trillion.   The MPs on the Budget Committee were...

  • Speaker advises on presentation of sensitive matters

    Posted: 27 Oct 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has guided legislators to be cautious as they present concerns that may affect their colleagues who are under arrest. Oulanyah’s guidance follows Mityana...

  • Resurgence terror shouldn’t be used to settle political scores – LOP

    Posted: 27 Oct 2021 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon Mathias Mpuuga has rallied the population to cooperate with security agencies in efforts aimed at fighting the terror threats but with a caution...

  • MPs disagree on motion on nuclear weapons

    Posted: 27 Oct 2021 The debate on a motion calling on government to sign and ratify a treaty on prohibition of nuclear weapons saw Members of Parliament divided on the subject. This prompted Tororo District Woman MP,...

  • URA owns up to West Nile shootings

    Posted: 27 Oct 2021 The Minister of State for Finance, Hon. Amos Lugoloobi has revealed that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has taken responsibility for shootings that left one person dead and two others injured in...

  • Do not politicise bail, Oulanyah tells MPs

    Posted: 26 Oct 2021 Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has dissuaded Members of Parliament against politicising the granting or denying of bail, saying it is improper. The denial of bail to MPs Allan Ssewanyana (NUP, Makindye West...

  • Construction of DNA databank stalls due to lack of land title

    Posted: 26 Oct 2021 The Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratory (DGAL) has construction of the National DNA databank has stalled due to lack of clearance of the land title and building designs. According to...

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