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Minister Amongi clarifies on NSSF mid-term access
Posted: 01 Dec 2023 To qualify for the National Social Security (NSSF) mid-term access, a member should have made contributions for 120 consecutive months, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty... -
Hasten regulations for Sports Act – MPs
Posted: 01 Dec 2023 Legislators have appealed to the Ministry of Education and Sports to expedite the formulation of regulations that will operationalize the National Sports Act, 2022 to help facilitate proper... -
MPs calls for tax reduction on cooking gas
Posted: 30 Nov 2023 Members of Parliament have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed in combating deforestation and charcoal burning. Legislators said that currently, the cost... -
New sugarcane millers’ licenses invalid, says Deputy Attorney General
Posted: 30 Nov 2023 Licenses that were granted to millers after the enforcement of the Sugar Act, 2020 are void, the Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi has said. The Sugar Act established the Sugar Board... -
Govt earning big from fish maw exports - URA
Posted: 30 Nov 2023 Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reported a significant increase in tax revenue from fish maw exports since the introduction of an eight percent export levy under the Fish (Amendment) Act 2021.... -
Failure to report missing persons constraining investigations - Minister
Posted: 29 Nov 2023 The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, has told Parliament that most of the alleged missing persons have never been reported to the police. He was presenting a statement on... -
Parliament rejects proposal to increase Supreme Court Judges
Posted: 29 Nov 2023 Parliament has passed the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2023 rejecting government’s proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from 11 to 21. The House also rejected the amendment to... -
Speaker tasks agriculture committee to review status of valley dams
Posted: 29 Nov 2023 The Speaker, Anita Among, has tasked the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to make a comprehensive study on the status of valley dams and irrigations schemes across the country... -
Speaker flags off Paralympic swimmer, Kukundakwe
Posted: 28 Nov 2023 Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has supported Husnah Kukundakwe, Uganda’s only classified Paralympic swimmer, with two return air tickets to train at the Paralympic Games in Canada. The training... -
Speakers’ conference to strengthen ties in Commonwealth
Posted: 28 Nov 2023 Ties between Parliaments in the Commonwealth will be strengthened when Speakers and Presiding officers hold bilateral and multilateral meetings during the upcoming Speaker’s and Presiding officers...