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MPs reject proposed budget cuts in the tourism sector
Posted: 17 Jan 2023 Members of Parliament have rejected the projected budget cuts in the tourism sector, saying it is a key contributor to foreign revenue and a remedy to debt burden. Legislators are dismayed that... -
Number of detained persons inflated, says army
Posted: 17 Jan 2023 The Joint Chief of Staff of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda has said the number of detained persons circulated by activists is an exaggeration. Kyanda said that... -
NSSF savings are secure- Musasizi
Posted: 17 Jan 2023 The State Minister for Finance (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi has affirmed that savings in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) are safe. Musasizi made this assurance as he appeared... -
‘Build chancery in Kigali’
Posted: 17 Jan 2023 Uganda's High Commissioner to Kigali, Ambassador Robert Rusoke has called for construction of a chancery building in Kigali in bid to reduce on the cost of rent. Rusoke made this request while... -
Prioritise Police budgetary needs, MPs task Minister
Posted: 17 Jan 2023 Lawmakers on the Committee of Defence and Internal Affairs have tasked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prioritise the budgetary needs of the Uganda Police Force. The Members of Parliament were... -
PPP Unit appeals for Shs 5 billion for feasibility studies
Posted: 17 Jan 2023 The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Unit in the finance ministry has called for more investment in feasibility studies and public-private partnerships to ensure value for money in project... -
Opposition adopts new budget approach
Posted: 16 Jan 2023 The Opposition in Parliament is adopting a new approach to the National Budget moving away from responding to the government's propositions to developing a completely different alternative national... -
NMS seeks Shs298 billion to counter decline in donor funding
Posted: 11 Jan 2023 The National Medical Stores (NMS) is seeking Shs 298 billion to offset the projected funding gaps arising from the declining donor funding. NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare said that since donor... -
Exam bodies seek more funding in new financial year
Posted: 11 Jan 2023 Examinations boards under the Department of Business Technical Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) have courted Parliament’s Education and Sports Committee for more funding in the 2023/2024... -
Gov’t starts payment of Shs2.5 trillion matured securities
Posted: 10 Jan 2023 The government is to pay Shs2.5 trillion to the Bank of Uganda (BoU) in matured securities after its repayment was disrupted by the advent of COVID-19. The money is a domestic loan acquired by the...