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  • India’s Prime Minister Modi Addresses Parliament, offers Shs780b for trade

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered a total of USD 205m in loan, outlining his 10-point foreign policy objective with Uganda. Addressing a special sitting of Parliament in the company of...

  • Low maize prices worry MPs

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 Members of Parliament are worried about the low maize prices in the country and have tasked government to explain the reasons behind the price stagnation. Hon Pentagon Kamusiime (NRM, Butemba County...

  • Uganda to host Global Peace Conference

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 Uganda is to host the 6th Global Peace Leadership Conference (GPLC), which is aimed at promoting innovative values-based approach to peace building. The Global Peace Leadership Conference is an...

  • Progress in achieving gender parity slow, say women MPs

    Posted: 24 Jul 2018 African Women Parliamentarians say the region still falls short of including gender in parliamentary business.     The legislators are meeting in Kampala at the Golden Tulip Hotel under the auspices...

  • Sugarcane growers petition Parliament over tax

    Posted: 24 Jul 2018 The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has promised to mediate between the ministers for trade, agriculture and finance and sugarcane growers in a bid to seek a long lasting solution to problems in...

  • Fish maw traders accuse army of torture

    Posted: 24 Jul 2018 The Uganda Fish Maw Traders Association has petitioned Speaker Rebecca Kadaga over claims of torture and illegal confiscation of their equipment by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). Charles...

  • Constitutional Review Commission taking too long-Kadaga

    Posted: 24 Jul 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, says the formation of the Constitutional Review Commission has taken too long and has expressed fear that it may never come to pass. Kadaga said government...

  • Kadaga raps leaders over malnutrition in schools

    Posted: 24 Jul 2018 Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has asked leaders to step up efforts in combating malnutrition in schools. Kadaga was presiding at a workshop on Parliamentary Alliances and Legal Assessment of food and...

  • Speaker lauds Irene Gleeson

    Posted: 24 Jul 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has praised the late Australian philanthropist Irene Gleeson, who dedicated her life to supporting orphans in northern Uganda. Officiating at the annual...

  • Kadaga decries the state of sports in Uganda

    Posted: 24 Jul 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has expressed dissatisfaction with the state of sports in the country saying government has not done much to support it.   She cited district stadia and...

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