News
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Non-payments of staff affecting sericulture project
Posted: 08 May 2023 Members of Parliament on the Committee of Science, Technology and Innovation have expressed concern over the delayed payment of workers operating in the sericulture project saying that it could be... -
Speaker calls for immediate support for flood victims
Posted: 05 May 2023 Speaker, Anita Among has demanded immediate intervention for residents of the Kigezi-Rwenzori region who have been affected by floods. Reports indicate that 18 people died on Tuesday, 02 May 2023 as... -
New law to impose 30 per cent tax on betting
Posted: 05 May 2023 Parliament has passed the Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that will revise the existing tax of 20 per cent under the existing law to 30 per cent for a gaming activity. Clause 48(1) of the... -
House rejects levy on digital cash withdrawals
Posted: 05 May 2023 Parliament has rejected the proposal to expand Excise duty to cover digital financial services. Despite the Finance Committee's recommendation to include Excise duty on withdrawals made through... -
MPs approve tax on diapers
Posted: 05 May 2023 Legislators have approved a tax on diapers and rejected a proposal to exempt payment of taxes on adult diapers. This was contained in the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which the lawmakers... -
Comprehensive Medical Internship Policy in the offing
Posted: 04 May 2023 A nine-member committee has been set up to draft an internship policy aimed at mitigating medical interns’ strikes witnessed over the past few years. This was revealed by the State Minister for... -
Student financing body asked to prioritise loan recovery
Posted: 04 May 2023 Legislators on the Committee of Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have told the management of Higher Education Students’ Financing Board (HESFB) prioritise recovery of... -
Gov’t wants Shs852b loan to refurbish Kampala – Malaba railway
Posted: 04 May 2023 A proposal to borrow Shs852 billion to rehabilitate the Kampala- Malaba meter guage railway has been sent to the Committees of Physical Infrastructure and National Economy. The new loan offer from... -
Legislators demand investigation into conduct of RDCs, security operatives
Posted: 03 May 2023 The Speaker Anita Among has tasked government to bring errant Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to book and report to the House on the action taken. The Speaker’s directive followed a statement... -
‘Deploy intern doctors’
Posted: 03 May 2023 Speaker Anita Among has urged government to deploy intern doctors to improve healthcare services in the country. Among expressed her concern over the lack of health workers at health facilities,...