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  • Speaker petitioned over palliative care legislation

    Posted: 12 Dec 2022 The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) has petitioned Parliament for a national palliative care policy which will facilitate access to services by the terminally ill. In a meeting with the...

  • ‘Restructure Public Service to streamline salaries’

    Posted: 08 Dec 2022 Government is urged to carry out extensive restructuring and pay reforms in the Ministry of Public Service in a bid to streamline salaries of public servants. This arose against the backdrop of the...

  • MPs query selective application of tax exemptions

    Posted: 08 Dec 2022 Legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (Central) have put officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to task on why tax exemptions do not cut across businesses....

  • Gov’t to table Bill repealing unconstitutional provisions

    Posted: 08 Dec 2022 Parliament has given the Attorney General up to Tuesday, 13 December 2022 to present the Law Revision (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Asuman...

  • UBF wants boxing reinstated in schools

    Posted: 08 Dec 2022 The Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) has called for the reinstatement of boxing in schools in a bid to develop the sport. The appeal was made by the President of the federation, Moses Muhangi while...

  • URA urged to sensitise traders on new tax system

    Posted: 08 Dec 2022 Parliament calls for sensitization of traders before the full implementation of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS). The House chaired by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa on...

  • Minister Namuganza faces censure

    Posted: 08 Dec 2022 Parliament has passed a motion that could see the Minister of State for Housing, Hon. Persis Namuganza censured for derogatory remarks and disrespectful conduct. Following investigations, the...

  • Tayebwa pledges Parliament support in GBV fight

    Posted: 07 Dec 2022 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged Parliament's support to Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) in the fight against violence against on women and girls. Tayebwa made this...

  • Parliament calls for countrywide power coverage

    Posted: 07 Dec 2022 Legislators have called on government to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of Ugandans in different sectors of the economy. This follows a report tabled by...

  • Gov’t struggling to recover funds from corrupt officials

    Posted: 07 Dec 2022 A statement by Ethics and Integrity Minister, Hon. Rose Lilly Akello has highlighted the plight of anti-graft agencies, which are struggling to force corrupt officials to drop their loot. From the...

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