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Officials implicated in iron sheet saga must be punished-Speaker
Posted: 28 Feb 2023 Speaker Anita Among has said that officials found culpable in the alleged diversion of iron sheets meant for vulnerable youth in Karamoja should be punished. Among said the committee on... -
Parliament to process Anti-homosexuality bill
Posted: 28 Feb 2023 As Parliament returns from a short recess, Speaker Anita Among has revealed that a bill prohibiting homosexuality will be tabled on Wednesday, 01 March 2023. “As an institution that passes laws,... -
Experts call for extensive research into the nodding disease syndrome
Posted: 24 Feb 2023 Health experts from Mulago, Uganda’s National Referral Hospital and the University of Toronto, Canada have urged government to consider extensive research on the nodding disease syndrome, which... -
'Refocus your faith during Lent'
Posted: 23 Feb 2023 The Bishop of Jinja Diocese, Rt. Rev. Charles Martin Wamika, has urged Christians to focus on things that will build their faith, during the Lenten period. Bishop Wamika, who was preaching during the... -
Speaker Among meets Nigeria envoy
Posted: 21 Feb 2023 Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has this morning re-echoed the need for a united Africa as a way of facilitating the flow of trade, capital, energy and ideas. "At a time when Africa is re-... -
Stand up against child abuse - Speaker Among
Posted: 20 Feb 2023 Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has asked leaders in the Busoga sub-region to stand up against abuse of child rights, especially girls. Speaking at a fundraising drive for the construction of a... -
Tayebwa tips private universities on growth
Posted: 20 Feb 2023 The only way private universities can expand is through collaboration and sharing their resources, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa has said. “Private universities need to leverage on... -
Investment in energy far from rural transformation - MPs
Posted: 17 Feb 2023 Government’s heavy investment in the energy sector is not benefiting the intended end users, Members of Parliament have observed. While scrutinizing 14 loans issued to the sector, MPs on the... -
Invest in Public Transport to Reduce Road Carnage - MPs
Posted: 16 Feb 2023 Members of Parliament have called for massive investment in public transport in order to reduce road carnage. According to the legislators, all countries that have invested heavily in public road... -
Speaker, Among, flags off Uganda’s U15 CAF football players
Posted: 15 Feb 2023 Speaker, Anita Among has flagged off the football players from Amus College in Bukedea for the Under 15 (U15) Confederation of African Football (CAF) championships in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania. Among...