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MPs press roads agency over Shs35 billion per kilometre for expressway
Posted: 17 Nov 2022 Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts - Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has asked the Uganda National Roads Authority to explain the cost of the 51-kilometre... -
Cane farmers make case for amended Sugar Act
Posted: 17 Nov 2022 Sugarcane out growers have demanded for expeditious amendment of the Sugar Act, 2020 to include a revised formula on determination of cane price. A section of the farmers from Mukono and Kayunga... -
Law to strengthen operations of stock markets in offing
Posted: 16 Nov 2022 Operations of stock markets are expected to be strengthened, once the proposed Capital Markets Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is enacted. Parliament, chaired by Speaker Anita Among granted Hon.... -
Ministers’ attendance of plenary to become critical at vetting
Posted: 15 Nov 2022 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has appealed to the Appointments Committee to consider attendance of plenary during the vetting process of the nominees to Cabinet. “This is a consideration... -
MPs want presidential, parliamentary polls conducted last
Posted: 15 Nov 2022 Parliament has adopted a recommendation from its Committee on Human Rights that tasked the Electoral Commission to conduct presidential and Parliamentary elections last in the cycle. Committee... -
Auditor General urges Parliament action over unspent public funds
Posted: 15 Nov 2022 The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has recommended that Parliament indulges the finance ministry to report unspent funds for each financial year. Mr John Muwanga, the Auditor General,... -
Landslide victims seek intervention over resettlement
Posted: 15 Nov 2022 Bududa landslide victims want government to prioritise the construction of housing structures for the remaining 289 households and the completion of the 114 houses. In March 2010, landslides... -
Cosase clamps down on extortionate weigh-bridge officials
Posted: 15 Nov 2022 Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts, Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has tasked the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to investigate its weigh-bridge... -
KIU criticised for move to deny pregnant students exams
Posted: 10 Nov 2022 Parliament has criticised the move by Kampala International University (KIU) to stop female nurses and midwives from sitting for the national examination on grounds of pregnancy. In a memo presented... -
Select Committee to investigate National Council of Sports
Posted: 10 Nov 2022 A parliamentary Select committee will investigate operations of the National Council of Sports following inconsistencies in statements regarding release of funds to the sub sector. The committee will...