By Ouni Jaspher PARLIAMENT – Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Maxson Oboth Oboth, has told Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to ensure urgent government intervention to rescue two villages in Dokolo South that have been submerged by floods and are facing severe climate change effects. This followed a debate in Parliament on Wednesday on the Motion for…
By Ouni Jaspher KAMPALA – As debate on the statement on rural electrification in Uganda resumed during the 18th Sitting of the 1st Meeting of the 1st Session of the 15th Parliament on Tuesday, 18th August, Members of Parliament raised crosscutting challenges including low power penetration, incomplete projects, low voltage, power outages, and vandalism affecting…
NAIROBI, Kenya – Uganda’s Parliamentary Committee on Equal Opportunities has concluded a four-day benchmarking seminar with Kenya’s Parliamentary Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities at the Parliament of Kenya in Nairobi. The high-level engagement, held under the theme _“Advancing Equity, Equality and Non-Discrimination through Legislation, Public Policy and National Budgeting,” focused on sharing best…
KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has mourned the late Rt. General Moses Ali, describing him as a lover of freedom, a peacemaker, and a development-oriented leader who served Uganda with dedication until his death. The President made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing Members of Parliament and mourners at Parliament, where the late Rt. Gen….
By Ouni Jaspher KAMPALA – The Uganda People’s Congress, UPC, Parliamentary Committee has rejected a decision by the Patriotic League of Uganda, PLU, to oust party president Jimmy James Michael Akena Obote and install Dennis Adim Enap in his place. The rift came to the public on Wednesday when PLU leadership, at a hastily-convened news…
KAMPALA – Dokolo South County Member of Parliament, Vincent Opito, has called on government, through the Ministry of Health, to implement President Yoweri Museveni’s directive on developing health services across the country, with specific focus on Dokolo District. Speaking on Wednesday during the 10th Sitting of the 1st Meeting of the 1st Session of the…
Several companies are seeking tax pardon worth Billions of Shillings but legislator’s say there is no reason why they should be pampered. Parliament’s Finance Committee has rejected tax exemption requests from several companies, questioning the justification for such exemptions amid concerns over fairness and tax collection. The State Minister for Finance, Henry Musasizi, presented eight…
Contracts below Shs10 million at local government levels and Shs30 million at central government level, will be reserved exclusively for youth, women, and PWDs. KAMPALA – Parliament has taken decisive steps to accelerate the implementation of the newly amended Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Act, 2024, which seeks to secure procurement contracts…
