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Laxities in payroll management, unspent funds mar local gov’ts
Posted: 03 Nov 2022 Parliament has recommended that accounting officers in four districts and two municipalities be reprimanded for causing financial loss. This is after the House on Thursday, 03 November 2022 adopted... -
MP Kawalya denies allegations of Ebola misinformation
Posted: 03 Nov 2022 Rubaga North Member of Parliament, Hon. Abubaker Kawalya has denied allegations made against him by the State Minister for Primary Healthcare, Hon. Margaret Muhanga for misinforming the public about... -
MPs call for livestock vaccination
Posted: 03 Nov 2022 Members of Parliament want government to carry out countrywide vaccination of livestock to curb the spread of the foot and mouth disease in the cattle corridor. The call was made after Napak District... -
Gov’t seeks repayments from South Sudan
Posted: 03 Nov 2022 Uganda has written to the Government of South Sudan seeking reimbursement of funds paid to Ugandan traders and companies on behalf of South Sudan. In 2018, Parliament endorsed government's request to... -
Tayebwa secures ACP-EU support for EACOP
Posted: 03 Nov 2022 The African, Caribbean, Pacific —European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly sitting in Maputo, Mozambique on Wednesday, 02 November 2022 voted to let Uganda proceed with developing the ... -
House stays proposal to increase contributions to Pension Fund
Posted: 02 Nov 2022 Parliament has passed the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2022 after the proposal to have members’ contributions to the fund, was dropped. The President had earlier declined to assent to the... -
Parliament reconsiders six clauses in Public Health Bill
Posted: 02 Nov 2022 Legislators have reconsidered the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021, as returned by President Yoweri Museveni and passed the six clauses as recommended. This was during the plenary sitting chaired... -
Ministry of Health to start Ebola Vaccine trials
Posted: 02 Nov 2022 The Ministry of Health is set to trials of three vaccines developed to combat Ebola Sudan virus which has killed 43 people. The three vaccines Oxford from the United Kingdom, Sabin and Merck from... -
MPs press gov’t for details on Shs1.7 trillion loan disbursement plans
Posted: 02 Nov 2022 Parliament’s Committee on National Economy has asked Finance State Minister, Hon. Henry Musasizi for details on the actual intended disbursements of the loan before they can give their nod of... -
Gov’t directs schools to allow all students sit final exams
Posted: 02 Nov 2022 The Minister of State for Primary Education, Hon. Joyce Moriku has revealed that government has issued a directive to all schools allowing all pupils and students to sit their final examination....