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Parliament Honours Fallen Human Rights Commission Boss Kagwa
Parliament led by the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga have honoured the late Hon Med Kaggwa who collapsed and died on his way to work on Wednesday, 20 November 2019. Kadaga said that Kaggwa served Uganda in distinguished capacities as was a Member of Parliament representing Kawempe South and at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). He…
Parliament Grants Leave To MP Opendi To Introduce Bill On Surrogacy
Tororo Woman Member of Parliament Sarah Opendi has secured leave of parliament to introduce the surrogacy bill. Surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for another person who will or become the actual parent. The proposed law will look at sperm donors and legalities to do with surrogacy among others.…
Parliament Enacts Shs48.1 Trillion First Post-lockdown Budget
Parliament has passed the Shs48.1 trillion budget for financial year 2022/23 with post Covid-19 economic recovery high on the agenda. Under the theme “Industrialization for Inclusive growth, Employment and Wealth Creation,” projected revenue base is Shs48.1 trillion to finance the budget. On recurrent expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development takes Shs2.3 trillion, Ministry…
Parliament Effaces 10bn Displeasure Motion Against Oulanyah
Parliament has expunged from its record a displeasure motion against the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah. The motion was passed at the height of controversies on the allocation of 10 billion Shillings that was given to the institution for interventions to control the spread of coronavirus disease. Although the motion was initially against the president, who…
Parliament Directs Govt To Terminate Vinci Coffee Deal
Parliament’s Committee on Trade has directed government to terminate an agreement it signed recently with Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. Parliament has described the agreement as illegal and demanded that “officials who committed Government to such illegalities should be penalized as a deterrent mechanism to stop similar occurrences in future.” The report of the Committee…
Parliament Demands Government’s Clear Position On Re-opening Of Schools
The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Ruhakana Rugunda has been directed by the Speaker of Parliament to present the government position on the re-opening of schools. This followed concern by Bulamogi County Member of Parliament, Hon. Kenneth Lubogo who wondered why government should not declare a ‘dead’ school year in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lubogo…
Parliament Cancels Illegal Leases On Uganda Railways Land
Parliament in its report from the Committee on Commissions Statutory Authority and State Enterprises (COSASE) has directed that leases on Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) land be cancelled. Presenting the report of the committee during the plenary on Wednesday, 13 April 2022, the Chairperson, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi said that over time, different district land boards in…
Parliament Calls Off Sitting Over Multiple Bomb Explosions In Kampala
Parliament has called off today’s sitting and any other businesses at the house following multiple explosions in the city centre. Security personnel have cordoned off at least two areas in the heart of Kampala where two explosions happened this morning. One of them went off at Raja Chambers, along Parliament Avenue in Kampala, just a…
Parliament Calls For Countrywide Power Coverage
Legislators have called on the government of Uganda to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of citizens in different sectors of the economy. This follows a report tabled by the House Committee on Environment and Natural relating to the erratic electricity supply in West Nile. The report was presented…
Parliament Blocks Export Of Unprocessed Tobacco
The Parliament of Uganda has passed the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2020 scrapping taxation on processed tobacco restricting it on the unprocessed leaf for export. The Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Hon. Henry Musasizi, in his report to Parliament said that the tax measures are meant to restrict the export of raw tobacco leave…