Parliament Pays Tribute to Pope Francis’ Exemplary Leadership Style
Parliament has paid tribute to the late Pope Francis, celebrating his compassionate leadership and lifelong commitment to humility and justice.
The House sitting, chaired by Speaker Anita Among on Tuesday 13 May 2025, commended the Pontiff’…
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MPs shocked as insurance denies liability for burnt Uganda House in Kenya
Uganda will spend an additional Shs4.5 billion to renovate Uganda House, a government-owned commercial building in Nairobi, Kenya that was torched during anti-tax protests in the country in June 2024.
This comes despite a Shs24.8 billion…
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Conditions set in approved political parties' funding Bill
The House has passed the Political Parties and Organisations (Amendment) Bill, 2025, conditioning government funding for political parties on their commitment to democratic principles such as tolerance, dialogue, and peaceful co-existence.
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Parliament approves Shs4.86 Trillion Supplementary Budget for FY 2023/24
Parliament has passed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, approving government spending of an additional Shs4.86 trillion to meet urgent and unforeseen expenditure needs above the budget for the Financial Year 2023/2024.
The…
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Parliament Waives Stamp Duty on agreements, Imposes New Tax on Hides and Skins Exports
Parliament has passed the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025 introducing a “near-duty” classification and effectively scrapping the longstanding Shs15,000 duty on agreements and mortgage deeds.
The Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the…
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House rejects seven-year tax waiver for Bujagali; exempts tax from start-up businesses
Lawmakers have rejected a proposal to grant Bujagali Hydro Power Project Company a seven year tax waiver but instead approved an amendment in the Income Tax (Amendment), Bill 2025 exempting the company from income tax for a year.
The Income…
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MPs commence consideration of UPDF Bill
The joint Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Defence and Internal Affairs has commenced consideration of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, a day after it was presented for first reading in Parliament.…
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MPs ask Works Ministry to explain road crisis
Parliament has directed the Minister of State for Works and Transport (Works), Hon. Musa Ecweru, to present a comprehensive status report on the country’s road infrastructure inherited from the now-defunct Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA…
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Parliament Pays Tribute to Pope Francis’ Exemplary Leadership Style
Parliament has paid tribute to the late Pope Francis, celebrating his compassionate leadership and lifelong commitment to humility and justice.
The House sitting, chaired by Speaker Anita Among on Tuesday 13 May 2025, commended the Pontiff’…
read
MPs shocked as insurance denies liability for burnt Uganda House in Kenya
Uganda will spend an additional Shs4.5 billion to renovate Uganda House, a government-owned commercial building in Nairobi, Kenya that was torched during anti-tax protests in the country in June 2024.
This comes despite a Shs24.8 billion…
read
