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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