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Tayebwa makes case for Germany to invest in Uganda

Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has called for the support of visiting Germany legislators to push the European Union to import more Ugandan coffee.To achieve this, Tayebwa urged the EU, especially Germany to invest in value addition of Ugandan coffee, justifying that Uganda and the rest of Africa…

Mainstream mental health in all MDAs

Parliamentary Commissioner and Nyendo – Mukungwe Member of Parliament, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga has called on government to plan for mental health services in all its departments and agencies.Mpuuga said the same efforts should eventually be spread to the private sector just as it is in the case with…

Parliament Passes Shs72.136 Trillion Budget for FY 2024/2025

Parliament has passed the national budget for the Financial Year 2024/2025, approving a total expenditure of Shs72.136 trillion following the passing of the Appropriations Bill 2024 on Thursday, 16 May 2024, reflecting a significant increase of Shs14.050 trillion from the initial budget proposal of…

Action on Tororo land dispute deferred after AG's advisory

Parliament has deferred its intervention regarding the land dispute in Nyakesi E Zone, Lyokango Parish, Nyangole Sub-county, Tororo District over the subjudice rule.The dispute, which centres around approximately 90 acres of contested land, has pitted the Kol-Katandi clan of the Adhola tribe…

MPs intensify pressure on delayed Copyright amendments

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has tasked the Attorney General, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, to table the Bill amending the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006 expressing discontent with delays on the government side.Tayebwa noted that the Bill was initially proposed and…

Shs2.8 bn payout to war debt claimants bounces over dormant accounts

Over Shs2.8 billion disbursed to the accounts of war debt claimants from Acholi, Lango, and Teso sub-regions bounced.The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, told Parliament during plenary on Wednesday, 03 April 2024, that the monies had bounced because some beneficiaries had closed their accounts…

Parliament demands mass education on mycotoxins contamination

Parliament’s committees of Agriculture and that of Health want government to straightaway design a public information programme to sensitise the public about the risks posed by mycotoxins contamination to human health.“The committees observed that the level of exposure by Ugandans to mycotoxins is…

Four new members join Parliament

Four new Members of Parliament have taken oath during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 03 April 2024 presided over by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa.Dokolo District Woman MP, Hon. Sarah Nyangkori Aguti, on the UPC ticket was the first to take the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of a Member of…

UBOS seeks Shs23.7 billion to cover tax for census tablets

The Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is seeking an additional Shs23.7 billion to settle tax obligations for 120,000 tablet computers procured for the upcoming national population census scheduled for May this year.The tablet computers cost Shs132 billion.With the Executive Director of…

Compensation of war claimants raised, again

Legislators have put government to task over failure to compensate persons affected by conflict and war in Uganda.Hon. Jonathan Ebwalu (Indep., Soroti West Division) alluded to an order by the Soroti High Court that government must pay compensation to over 3,000 Teso war claimants who lost lives,…

Govt to investigate land fraud in Agago district

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General to investigate claims of land grabbing and fraudulent issuance of land titles in Agago district.Tayebwa gave the directive during following a petition by aggrieved community…

Finance Minister tasked on nursery tea operators’ compensation

The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija has been given a fortnight to provide an action taken report on compensation of nursery tea farmers in Zombo district.The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa made the directive after lawmakers adopted the report of the…

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