MPs want taxes on cooking gas removed to curb deforestation

Kampala – Members of Parliament have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking…

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Five opposition MPs suspended from parliament over misconduct

Kampala- The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has suspended five MPs over their conduct in the House…

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Parliament to pass Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substance (Control) Bill, 2023 today

Kampala – Parliament of Uganda is scheduled to pass the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control)…

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MPs propose mandatory policy on tree planting

Kampala – Members of Parliament have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)…

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Premier Nabbanja convenes crisis meeting to defuse Amolatar land tensions

Kampala – In response to the escalating land clashes between the residents of Amolatar and Nakasongola…

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Parliament grants Basalirwa leave to introduce Anti-counterfeiting Bill

Kampala – Parliament has granted leave to Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament Asuman Basalirwa, to introduce…

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Shock as UNBS Executive Director admits to bribing board members

Kampala – The Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), David Livingstone Ebiru,…

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Speaker’s crisis meeting on road carnage yields results

Kampala – The Minister of Works and Transport will table regulations operationalising the Traffic and Road…

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Speaker Among calls for implementation of Road Safety Act

Kampala – The rampant road carnage in the country has reawakened concerns on road safety, with…

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Deputy Speaker Tayebwa asks gov’t to regulate DNA labs

Kampala – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked the government to regulate the…

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MPs displeased with implementation of new school curriculum

Kampala – Kalungu West County Member of Parliament, Joseph Ssewungu, wants the Ministry of Education and…

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Parliament to publish MPs attendance

Kampala – Speaker Anita Among has said that Parliament will start publishing the attendance of Members…

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MPs urged to monitor budget execution

Kampala – Legislators have been urged to go beyond their role of appropriating and approving the…

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Money lender’s murder stirs debate on minimum wage, mental health

Kampala – The brutal killing of Uttam Bhandari, a city money lender by a Police officer,…

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MPs propose sacking of accounting officers

Kampala- Accounting officers found to be in breach of the law should be dismissed from service,…

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Parliament rejects levy on digital cash withdrawals

Kampala – Parliament has rejected the proposal to expand Excise duty to cover digital financial services.…

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Parliament passes anti-homosexuality bill in second vote

Kampala – Parliament has passed the anti-homosexuality bill, 2023 with amendments to five clauses following proposals…

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Blood collection supplies out of stock

Kampala -The Hoima West Member of Parliament, Joseph Ruyonga has called on government to urgently provide…

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MPs caution against commercialisation of Pensions Fund after NSSF Saga

Kampala – The Committee of Public Service and Local Government has cautioned the Minister of Public…

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UPPC officials fail to respond to joint venture concerns

Kampala – Legislators on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) were left…

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