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Gov’t wants Shs852b loan to refurbish Kampala – Malaba railway

A proposal to borrow Shs852 billion to rehabilitate the Kampala- Malaba meter guage railway has been sent to the Committees of Physical Infrastructure and National Economy.  The new loan offer from the African Development Bank working in concert with the Corporate Internationalisation Fund of Spain…

‘Deploy intern doctors’

Speaker Anita Among has urged government to deploy intern doctors to improve healthcare services in the country.Among expressed her concern over the lack of health workers at health facilities, attributing it to a lack of motivation caused by a lack of funds. Referring to the recent social media…

Speaker Among urges media owners to pay journalists

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has called on media owners to ensure journalists and media workers are paid their hard-earned salaries as the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day. Among made this call on Wednesday, 03 May  2023 while making her communication to the House and noted…

Legislators demand investigation into conduct of RDCs, security operativesLegislators demand investigation into conduct of RDCs, security operatives

The Speaker Anita Among has tasked government to bring errant Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to book and report to the House on the action taken.The Speaker’s directive followed a statement by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja on the brutal arrest of women Members of Parliament in…

Inconsistences cited in student loan applications

The Executive Director of Higher Education Student Financing Board (HESFB), Michael Wanyama has reported inconsistencies in applicants for government student loans across the country.Wanyama along with his team was meeting the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and…

Political commitment key in malaria fight - Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has said that policy makers and politicians are one of the biggest drivers who will fight to eliminate malaria in Uganda.Tayebwa who is also the patron of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Malaria made these remarks at a National Dialogue on malaria at Parliament…

Human Rights Committee condemns brutal arrest of women MPs

Members of Parliament of the Committee on Human Rights have condemned the manner in which women legislators were arrested outside Parliament.The legislators said their colleagues were arrested in a brutal, inhumane and disturbing manner which violates their constitutional rights.This, they said…

DPP salaries to be tax exempt as MPs reject levy on digital services

Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) bill, 2023 that will see the salaries of staff in the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) exempt from taxation.The reasons presented by the prosecutors were to correct an anomaly that had left them as the only actors in the…

Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed by Parliament in second vote

Parliament has passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 with amendments to five clauses following proposals by President Yoweri Museveni.While presiding over the House sitting on Tuesday, 02 May 2023, Speaker Anita Among commended the commitment of legislators in ensuring the protection of Uganda’s…

No salary increase for local leaders - Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa , has revelaed that government will not be in position to increase salaries of local government leaders for the next three years, despite the visible need to improve their welfare.Tayebwa said that the same applies to Parliament, which he said he had already been…

MPs caution against commercialisation of Pensions Fund

The Committee of Public Service and Local Government has cautioned the Minister of Public Service, Hon. Muruli Mukasa against commercialisation of the Pensions Fund saying this may lead to recurrence of the challenges faced by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).The minister appeared before…

Operationalise HIV/AIDS Trust Fund - MPs

The Chairperson of the Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters, Hon. Sarah Netalisire, called on fellow legislators to mount pressure on government to operationalise the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund.Netalisire who was speaking during a scientific conference on HIV/AIDS on Thursday, 27 April 2023 said that…

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