MPs in passionate plea for industrial parks across country
Development of industrial parks in different regions of the country must be prioritised, lawmakers have implored government.
In a plenary sitting chaired by Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among on Thursday, 03 October 2024, MPs expressed…
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Chief Magistrates to hear Shs200 million cases in new law
Mukono County North Member of Parliament, Hon. Abdallah Kiwanuka, has been granted leave to introduce a Private Member’s Bill, the Chief Magistrates Courts (Amendment), 2024, which seeks to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of Chief Magistrates…
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Increase public awareness on corruption, Speaker urges IGG
Speaker Anita Among has urged the Inspectorate of Government (IG) to increase public awareness campaigns in the fight against corruption.
The Speaker urged the IG to create friendship with the citizens to facilitate the smooth and easy…
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Audit your land, Parliament tells Govt
Following an inquiry of the Public Accounts Committee (Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises - COSASE), Parliament has called for an audit of all government-owned land which is said to be presently at risk of grabbers.
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MPs Laud Nabbanja for Scooping Prestigious Global Leadership Award
Members of Parliament have lauded the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, for scooping a prestigious global women leadership award in New York, USA.
The Global Power Women Award was presented to Uganda’s premier by the UK-based Centre of…
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Hospitals should keep Non-Tax Revenue to improve services
The Non-Tax Revenue (NTR) estimated at Shs600 billion that is generated by referral hospitals across the country should be retained by the facilities and used to improve on services offered.
The proposal was put forward by the Deputy…
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Parliament passes Bills returned by President
Parliament has reconsidered and passed two Bills that were returned by the President in July 2024.
The Higher Education Students’ Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and The National Commission for UNESCO (Amendment) Bill, 2024 were passed…
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Pay Members of District Service Commissions - MPs
In a bid to tackle corruption and improve functionality of District Service Commissions, lawmakers have proposed commensurate remuneration of members of the commissions.
The report of the Committee on Public Service and Local Government on…
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