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MPs Query Delayed Construction Of 1.3 Trillion Lubowa Specialized Hospital
Parliament has directed Government to provide the status report on the construction of the Lubowa Specialized Hospital as well as the eligibility of Power China International Group to undertake the project. Deputy Speaker Anita Among made the directive on Thursday, 30 September 2021 following concerns raised by Bukooli Central MP, Hon. Solomon Silwany who said…
MPs Push For Release Of UGX 440 Billion For Entebbe Airport Expansion
The Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure wants the government to release Sh440 billion for the second phase of upgrading and expansion of Entebbe International Airport. The committee Chairperson David Karubanga says the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA has completed close to 80 percent of the first phase of the project which ends December this year. Karubanga told…
MPs Propose Ban On Daytime Sports Betting
Members of Parliament on the finance committee have proposed that daytime sports betting activities be banned. The proposal was presented by Enos Asiimwe, the Kabula County MP in Lyantonde district during a meeting between the Committee, and the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board-NLGRB at Parliament on Tuesday. Asiimwe argued that daytime betting has encouraged…
MPs Pressurize Min.Frank Tumwebaze To Table Fisheries Bill
Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, to fast track implementation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2022 as a way of curbing the use of substandard fishing gear. They said the law, if implemented, will also avert the recurrent alleged human rights violations…
MPs Petition Broke Gov’t Over Delayed Increase Of FGM Funds
The Parliament of Uganda has called on government to avail funds for the implementation of the Prohibition of the Female Genital Mutilation Act, 2010. The motion presented by the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Hellen Asamo sought to improve efforts to curb female genital mutilation(FGM) in Sebei and…
MPs Pay Tribute To Fallen Tycoon BMK
A motion for a resolution of Parliament to pay tribute to deceased city businessman Late Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, also known by his initials BMK, has unanimously passed. Parliament also resolved to rename Wampewo Avenue, in upscale Kampala, as BMK Avenue in his honour with the Minister of State for Public Service, Hon Mary Mugasa and…
MPs Pass Tax On Export Of Leaf Tobacco
Ugandan traders dealing in exportation of unprocessed tobacco leaf will now be required to pay a tax of about shs3,000 per kilogramme order to boost the currently undervalued business. This tax comes with the passing of the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on Monday, 03 May 2021. The Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on Finance,…
MPs Pass Bill Criminalising Same-Sex Relationships & Tough Penalties For Sexual Offenders
Parliament has passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019 providing for criminalisation of a range of sexual offenses that have not been provided for in the existing law. Whereas the Penal Code Act, Cap. 120 provides for a number of sexual offences, the provisions are outdated and do not reflect the evolving trends in social attitudes,…
MPs Order Govt To Scrap Off All Taxes On CCTV Cameras
Legislators have adopted a motion urging government to review taxes on procurement of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and automotive tracking devices. The MPs, while debating the motion during plenary sitting on Wednesday, 5 December 2019, agreed that the prices on the market for CCTV cameras were too expensive for ordinary citizens to afford. Hon.…
MPs Order For Closure Of City abattoir in Hoima City citing unhygienic conditions
Lawmakers have called the immediate closure of the abattoir in Hoima City citing unhygienic conditions which they say poses health hazards to consumers of beef and goat meat. The slaughter house in Kiryateete East, Hoima City was condemned in 2006 but legislators on the Health Committee were perturbed to learn that the city authorities have…