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Amended Bill tasks employers to conduct annual health and safety audits

Employers will be required to conduct annual health and safety audits, the Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed by the House has directed.The Bill expands the scope of the principal Act enacted 18 years ago, catering for safety and health related issues at the workplace and…

Security agencies seek alternative water sources as bills soar

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has committed to clear the Defence Ministry utility arrears amounting to Shs36 billion owed to the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC).“We got a confirmation from the Ministry of Finance and the arrears will be offset in a phased…

Pastors want cohabiting couples declared as married

Pentecostal pastors in Kampala have asked for a provision in the Marriage Bill, 2024 to consider cohabiting couples as married.This, the pastors under the National Pastors Platform of Kampala said will prevent the growing tendency of men who take long to commit to relationships, even when children…

Gov’t withdraws Forensic Evidence Bill

The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, has withdrawn the Forensic Evidence Bill, 2024, which sought to regulate and streamline forensic science services in crime investigation and prosecution.The Bill was first introduced to Parliament on 26 November 2024.Justifying the…

Full sitting granted for Prime Minister's Question Time

Members of Parliament will now have a whole plenary session dedicated to Prime Minister’s Question Time.The follows an amendment in the Rules of Procedure to allow MPs sufficient time  to put  questions to the Prime Minister.The proposal was made by the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi…

Law to regulate land acquisition, real estate in the offing

Land acquisition processes are expected to become efficient once the Valuation Bill, 2024 is passed into law.It is further projected that the proposed law will lead to improved efficiency of the real estate and financial markets.The Bill was tabled for its first reading by the Minister of Lands,…

‘Stop funding to Inspire Africa Coffee’

The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has asked government to stop any further allocation of funds to Inspire Africa Coffee, a private entity financed by government to establish a coffee factory as a tertiary hub for last mile coffee value addition in Ntungamo District.Ssenyonyi said…

Let ministry consider education review report – Speaker

Speaker Anita Among has asked legislators to allow the Ministry of Education and Sports to consider the Education Policy Review Commission Report before it is presented to Parliament.The report was presented to the Minister for Education, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni by former minister Hon. Amanya…

Uganda Aids Commission needs Shs300 billion to bridge HIV funding gap

The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) and AHF Uganda Cares, organisation HIV/AIDS services, have called for allocation of Shs300 billion to cater for critical drugs and laboratory supplies.Officials from the two organisations made this appeal on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 while appearing before the…

NGO calls for criminalisaton of ‘sextortion’

Officials from the Development Network of Indigenous Associations (DENIVA) have called for prosecution of persons who publish or threaten to publish images, videos and other related materials of people engaged in sex.Appearing before a joint meeting of the Committees of Legal and Parliamentary…

NWSC seeks VAT obligation swap

The Managing Director of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Dr. Silver Mugisha called for the amendment of  the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act to allow swapping of the corporation’s VAT obligation to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).According to Mugisha, swapping the corporation’s VAT to…

MPs question development bank's loan coverage

Members of Parliament on the Committee of National Economy concerned about distribution of the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) financing as the government seeks a US$275 million loan to recapitalise the bank.The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon.…

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