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President rejects Sugar Bill over zoning
Posted: 04 Apr 2019 President Yoweri Museveni has rejected the Sugar Bill 2016 and asked Parliament to reconsider and provide zoning of sugar cane growing and production. Museveni said that because of the absence of... -
UPDF presence on lakes lawful, says Rukutana
Posted: 04 Apr 2019 The Deputy Attorney General, Hon Mwesigwa Rukutana, has defended as lawful the deployment of Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) on the lakes. The Fisheries Protection Force (FPF) has been under... -
‘Qualicel ownership to be determined by court’
Posted: 04 Apr 2019 The Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Mwesigwa Rukutana, has told Parliament that Drake Lubega and Mansoor Matovu are in current possession of the Qualicel Building and Buganda Bus Park pending... -
Minister clarifies delay in issuance of passports
Posted: 04 Apr 2019 The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Hon. Obiga Kania, has refuted claims that government has failed to issue passports to applicants and attributed the delays to increased demand for the... -
Parliament faults Ministries on policy statements
Posted: 03 Apr 2019 The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, has faulted nine government ministries for failure to submit policy statements with all the requirements. Oulanyah said that the ministries were supposed to submit... -
Buhweju leaders seek Oulanyah’s help on maternal health
Posted: 02 Apr 2019 Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has been asked to lend a hand in helping Buhweju district residents, who they say are living in difficulty due to maternal health woes. At a function to belatedly... -
Attend council meetings, MPs told
Posted: 02 Apr 2019 Members of Parliament have been asked to attend local council meetings frequently in their respective constituencies. Christopher Sande, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Rukungiri District said... -
Local governments rap gov’t over decentralization
Posted: 02 Apr 2019 Local government leaders want Parliament to urge the government to allow them exercise their powers under decentralisation as stipulated in the Local Governments’ Act. In a presentation on challenges... -
’Establish National Airlines through an Act’
Posted: 29 Mar 2019 Legislators have resolved that Uganda National Airlines Company Limited should be established through an Act of Parliament. The lawmakers also recommended that the ground handling services at... -
MPs urge gov’t to curb fuel siphoning
Posted: 29 Mar 2019 Members of Parliament have asked government to crack down on persons who siphon fuel from fuel tankers in transit. Hon. Robina Rwakoojo (NRM, Gomba West) raised the matter during a House sitting on...