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  • Sector players root for active participation in carbon markets

    Posted: 20 Jul 2023 Stakeholders in the energy sector have made a call for adequate support towards concretising Uganda's place in global carbon trade. This call was made during a meeting with Members of Parliament on...

  • UNRA, Road Fund choke on budget cuts

    Posted: 20 Jul 2023 Officials from the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and the Uganda Road Fund (URF) have lamented to Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure over budget cuts which they say is freezing...

  • Rehabilitate juvenile rehabilitation centres - MPs

    Posted: 20 Jul 2023 Legislators have called upon government to improve the appalling state of juvenile rehabilitation and remand centres across the country. The discussion arose following a report presented by the...

  • Speaker returns Narcotics Bill to Committee for processing

    Posted: 20 Jul 2023 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has returned the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill, 2023 to the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs for joint processing with the...

  • Minister to announce plan on Local Council elections

    Posted: 20 Jul 2023 The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Nobert Mao, has told MPs that the Minister of Local Government will announce the plan to deal with the impasse on Local Council (LC) elections. The...

  • UNBS CEO admits to bribing board members

    Posted: 20 Jul 2023 The Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), David Livingstone Ebiru, has left members of Parliament in shock after he admitted to giving a bribe of Shs100 million to...

  • Poor pay causing corruption in District Service Commissions

    Posted: 19 Jul 2023 The Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, Agnes Kabogoza-Musoke has told lawmakers that the poor remuneration of members of district service commissions (DSCS) is to blame for the corruption...

  • UNBS Director accused of misappropriating of Shs12.5 billion

    Posted: 19 Jul 2023 The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Executive Director is under investigation by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) for misappropriating...

  • Gov’t urged to sensitise farmers on post-harvest handling

    Posted: 18 Jul 2023 Legislators have made a call for adequate sensitisation on proper post-harvest handling and management techniques to curb the toxicity burden faced by farmers. The call was made through a motion to...

  • Trade Ministry office attendant handling procurements

    Posted: 18 Jul 2023 Officials from the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives led by their Permanent Secretary, Geraldine Ssali are in the eye of the storm over an office attendant who is reportedly conducting...

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