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Parliament passes loan for CCTV network expansion
Posted: 26 Apr 2019 Parliament has approved a government request to borrow US$104 million from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the national CCTV network expansion project. The Minister of State for Finance (Planning... -
House approves Shs18.5billion to revamp national broadcaster
Posted: 26 Apr 2019 Parliament has approved a recommendation to provide up to Shs 18.5 billion to complete the revamping of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) and enable it fulfil its mandate as the national... -
Oulanyah pledges to support former high school
Posted: 26 Apr 2019 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has pledged to lobby government to revamp Kololo Secondary School, which he attended for his advanced level in the 1980s. Oulanyah made the pledge... -
Parliament okays Shs4.7 trillion security budget
Posted: 25 Apr 2019 A total of Shs4.7 trillion will be drawn from the National Budget to finance national security in the financial year 2019/2020. The amount is contained in the recommendations from the Committee on... -
MPs want detention of Kyagulanyi clarified
Posted: 25 Apr 2019 Kyaddondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi, should be arraigned in court and not detained in his home if he has committed crimes, the Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, has said. Oulanyah, who was presiding... -
Kadaga mourns Kamuli, Buyende deaths
Posted: 24 Apr 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has sympathized with the families that lost lives during Monday’s fierce hailstorm in Kamuli and Buyende, and appealed to local leaders to spearhead... -
Parliament seeks to set aside Shs35b for innovators
Posted: 24 Apr 2019 Parliament has approved a Report of the Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation with a recommendation to reinstate the Innovation Fund. Shs35 billion has been approved as proposed by the... -
Opposition protests police brutality
Posted: 24 Apr 2019 Opposition legislators have criticized the Police over what they call continued harassment and demanded that government takes a position on whether the law regulating public gatherings has been... -
Let’s act now to mitigate effects of climate change – Oulanyah
Posted: 23 Apr 2019 The Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has urged legislators to engage in and support tree planting and restoring the environment so as to mitigate the adverse effects of climate... -
Oulanyah visits Butabika Hospital
Posted: 18 Apr 2019 The Executive Director Butabika Hospital, Dr. David Basangwa, has appealed to Parliament to pass the Alcohol Control Bill 2016 to control alcohol and substance abuse blamed for the rising cases of...