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Local gov’ts to get Shs1 billion for roads

Following a presidential directive, government has allocated each district and municipality Shs1 billion for maintenance of roads outside the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) jurisdiction.This was revealed in the report of the Physical Infrastructure Committee on the policy statement of the…

Government withdraws new Pensions Bill

Government has withdrawn a new pension Bill that was recently tabled in Parliament. The Public Service Pensions Fund Bill,2023 introduced on 14 March 2023 aimed at implementing a mandatory contribution system for public servants' pensions.However, the bill underwent significant changes during the…

Legal Committee to Reconsider National Legal Aid Bill

Parliament has returned the National Legal Aid Bill, 2022 to the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for reconsideration.This happened during the plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa on Tuesday, 23 May 2023.The bill moved by Kumi Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon.…

Members of Parliament receive death threats

Members of Parliament have reported that they are continuously receiving death threats from individuals disguising themselves as ‘Association of tired officers in Uniform Uganda’ who accuse them of failing to handle issues concerning their welfare. Tororo District Woman Member of Parliament, Hon.…

Sports council, netball federation in new Shs139 million probe

The Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) has kicked off another probe into the affairs of the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) regarding an unaccounted expenditure of Shs139.3 million during a 2021 trip in Namibia.This query arises from the Auditor General’s report for Financial Year 2020/…

Parliament to champion mental health awareness - Speaker

Parliament is taking lead on mental health awareness with the Speaker, Anita Among, encouraging all MPs to test for mental wellness.“We need to start with ourselves to make sure that when we are legislating for the people, we are mentally stable - that is a priority. Before we talk about checking…

Speaker Among rallies region’s legislators on solidarity

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged colleague Speakers and legislators of the East African Community (EAC) to stand with Uganda in protecting the morals and values of the region's future generations.“We recently passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 and it is due for assent. The…

Uganda Human Rights Commission releases 25th annual report

The Uganda Human Rights Commission(UHRC) has been commended for capturing socio-economic issues in their 25th annual report.Breaking away from the tradition of focusing solely on political and civil rights, the report sheds light on critical concerns such as hunger, landslides, disease outbreaks,…

Winners, losers as Parliament passes Shs52.7 trillion national budget

Parliament has passed the 2023/2024 National Budget after a marathon sitting on Thursday, 18 May 2023 chaired by Speaker Anita Among that commenced at 8 a.m.Whereas the Shs52.7 trillion looks big on paper, actually, Shs21.4 trillion is set aside for statutory expenditure, which covers items such as…

Gov’t urged to reinvest revenue from labour export

The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development wants government to plough the revenue from labour export back into the ministry to boost the sector, whose activities have not been budgeted for in the 2023/2024 financial year.The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Aggrey Kibenge said the sector…

MPs make plea for demarcation in contested border areas

Legislators have asked government to demarcate all borders under dispute following increases in tribal clashes among the communities.The MPs demands follows prayers presented during matters of national importance by the West Moyo County MP, Hon. Tom Alero, during the plenary sitting of Wednesday,…

Parliament halts evictions in Mt. Elgon National Park

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has issued a directive to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials in Sebei sub-region to halt evictions of people living around Mt. Elgon National Park.She gave the directive on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, following a request by Kween County MP, Hon. William…

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