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MPs concerned as Treasury Operations shoot to Shs18trillion

Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development is worried about the ballooning expenses in Treasury Operations that continue to narrow revenue for social services.Vote 130, which caters for statutory expenditure – obligations that government must meet in a financial year like…

MPs call for awareness to curb malaria

Legislators have emphasised the need to raise awareness on malaria across the country, in a bid to curb the negative effects of the disease.The call to action is being led by the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Malaria, which has launched the 20 days of malaria advocacy as part of the World Malaria…

Mulago Hospital Shs3 billion budget cut to affect operations

Mulago National Referral Hospital management has expressed concern over a proposed budget cut of Shs3 billion for maintenance of medical equipment, saying it will greatly affect operations of the hospital.According to the 2023/2023 Budget Framework Paper, Mulago requires Shs8.2 billion for medical…

NWSC advised to sue staff suspected of hacking ICT systems

Members of Parliament on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) have advised the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to sue staff who were dismissed for hacking into 17 servers wiping out all financial records in 2022.The committee learnt that…

AFROPAC calls for financial support for oversight

AFROPAC, the organization of Public Accounts Committees (PACs) of African legislatures has called on African countries to fulfill their financial obligations to support parliamentary oversight and enhance financial accountability.AFROPAC, which promotes professional and technical development for…

Government to connect power in 34 districts

Government is planning to connect power in over 34 districts in the next financial year.According to Joan Kayanga, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of the rural electrification programme in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the ministry has commenced the procurement processes for…

US$290 million earmarked for NUSAF IV

Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) IV is set to take off in July 2023 providing a lifeline for the over 39 per cent of the region's population living in poverty.As a government initiative aimed at supporting social protection and development, NUSAF IV builds on the successes of its…

Select Committee calls for forensic audit of sports body

The Select Committee constituted to investigate the operations of the National Council of Sports (NCS) has called for a forensic audit on the sports body.The recommendation is contained in the report presented by the Chairperson of the Select Committee, Hon. Laura Kanushu  on Tuesday, 04 April 2023…

Blood collection supplies out of stock

The Hoima West Member of Parliament, Hon. Joseph Ruyonga has called on government to urgently provide funds for blood collection supplies which he said were out of stock.Raising on a matter of national importance, Ruyonga said he was afraid the country would run short of blood if the shortage of…

‘Gov’t scaling up efforts to attain SDGs’

The Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister in charge of General Duties, Hon. Justine Lumumba has said Uganda has made progress in attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  The minister made the revelation while presenting a progress report on the implementation of SDGs during on…

Butabika Hospital seeks Shs5 billion to construct perimeter wall

The Executive Director, Butabika National Referral Hospital, Dr. Juliet Nakku has appealed for a budgetary allocation of Shs5 billion in the 2023/2024 budget for completion of the facility’s concrete perimeter wall.She made the appeal while presenting the hospital’s ministerial policy statement…

Speaker Among beseeches sheikhs to fight homosexuality

Speaker Anita Among has beseeched Muslim leaders to join the fight against homosexuality in Uganda.The Speaker made the call during the annual Iftar dinner organised by Parliament on Friday, 31 March 2023 for the Muslim fraternity to mark the holy month of Ramadan.In her message delivered by Hon.…

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