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  • Opposition wants more technical staff

    Posted: 15 Mar 2019 The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in Parliament, Hon Betty Aol Ocan, has decried the low staffing levels in her office, which she said undermines effectiveness.  Ocan, who was opening a two day...

  • Uganda making progress on healthcare - Minister

    Posted: 15 Mar 2019 The country is making improvements and progress in the coverage and provision of health services, the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Aceng, has told Parliament. The Minister said that although...

  • Kadaga wants special fund for women in refugee camps

    Posted: 14 Mar 2019 A special fund to cater for women raising families in refugee camps should be created, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has said. Speaking during the 14th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation...

  • Traders decry inequity in South Sudan compensations

    Posted: 14 Mar 2019 Ugandan traders who supplied goods to South Sudan and were never paid before the country plunged into civil war in 2013 have claimed unfairness in the compensation process. The traders, who appeared...

  • Parliament approves govt request for international hospital

    Posted: 12 Mar 2019 Parliament has approved government’s request to issue promissory notes worth US$379.71 million to finance the construction of the International Specialised Hospital of Uganda in Lubowa, Wakiso. The...

  • Parliament mourns Ethiopian Airlines victims

    Posted: 12 Mar 2019 Parliament has honoured the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people on Sunday. The House chaired by the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga on Tuesday, 12 March 2019 observed a...

  • File annual returns-Kadaga

    Posted: 12 Mar 2019 The Speaker , Rebecca Kadaga has challenged company secretaries to strengthen compliance in filing of annual returns. She noted the increase in evasion of filing of returns by companies, an act she...

  • Isimba Dam to be commissioned

    Posted: 11 Mar 2019 The Isimba Hydro Power Project is set to be commissioned at the end of this month adding another 183 megawatts of power onto the national grid. The Chairperson of the Project Steering Committee of...

  • Speaker urges gov’t to support disadvantaged children

    Posted: 11 Mar 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has asked the government to set up a separate fund to support disadvantaged children to stay in school. Kadaga said that the country loses out on good...

  • ‘Provide conducive environment for local investment’

    Posted: 11 Mar 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called on government to provide a conducive environment that will encourage local investment.  Kadaga noted that Uganda has abundant raw materials...

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