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MPs Direct ULC To Give NARO Own Land Title
Members of Parliament (MPs) have approved a recommendation directing the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to have a land title under its name and not Uganda Land Commission (ULC). The recommendation is contained in the report of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on the report of the Auditor General on…
MPs Direct Health Ministry To Scrap Off CT Scan Fees In Govt Hospitals
The Committee on Government Assurances and Implementation has directed the Ministry of Health to harmonise its position on the user fees charged for the Computed Tomography (CT) scan services in government hospitals. During their oversight visit to assess the levels of implementation of government assurances in the health sector in Eastern region, the MPs observed…
MPs Demand Govt To Release Specific Dates For 2021 Elections
Following the conclusion of the nomination process for aspirants of parliamentary positions, Legislators backed by the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga have requested the government to communicate the dates for national elections slated for the beginning of 2021. In her communication from the chair at the start of plenary on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, Kadaga…
MPs Demand Gov’t To Evacuate Ugandans From China Over Corona Virus
Lawmakers have appealed for evacuation of Ugandans especially students in China in the midst of the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan province. Hon. Latif Sebaggala (Indep., Kawempe North) raised a matter of national importance during a plenary sitting on 11 February 2020, saying that he has received messages from students who are concerned about their plight.…
MPs Demand For Action Against Ex BoU Officials Implicated In The Fraudulent Sale Of Seven Defunct Banks
MPs have continued to demand for the action against Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials who were implicated in the sale and acquisition of seven defunct banks. In 2018, MPs on parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) made the recommendation in their report following a recent probe of BoU on the closure…
MPs Demand Explanation On Non-Payment Of Security Officers
A section of Members of Parliament has demanded an explanation from the Internal Affairs Minister over the lack of payment of security officers at the front-line in the fight against coronavirus. The MPs expressed disappointment on Tuesday during a plenary session chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. They demanded accountability for a supplementary budget of Shillings…
MPs Demand Energy Ministry To Compensate Karuma Power project Affected Residents
Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has advised the Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro to consider requesting for a supplementary budget to resettle and compensate the Karuma Hydro power project affected persons (PAPs). The proposed budget for resettlement of 119 people displaced by the power project is Shs28 billion out of…
MPs Demand Accountability For Funds Spent On Covid-19 Vaccines
The Parliament’s Health Committee is demanding accountability for the Covid-19 vaccine funds allocated to the National Medical Stores-NMS in the last two financial years. NMS officials led by Apollo Newton Mwesigye, the NMS Board Secretary, Paul Okware, the Chief Operations Officer, and Lillian Audo, on Tuesday appeared before the committee to present the entity’s policy…
MPs Decry Dilapidated State Of Uganda’s Foreign Mission Structures
Members of Parliament have decried the deplorable state of Uganda’s foreign missions which are characterised by dilapidated infrastructure and transport deficiencies. The MPs were debating the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Ministerial Policy Statements for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Uganda’s foreign missions for the Financial Year 2024/2025. While presenting…
MPs Condemn Cruel Arrest Of Victoria University VC Muganga
MPs from the ruling party have condemned the high-handedness used by security agencies while effecting the arrest of Victoria University Vice Chancellor, Dr. Lawrence Muganga (pictured). Led by Mbatakamwa Gaffa (Igara West) and David Kabanda (Kasambya County), the duo threatened to go to court and have security agencies produce Muganga dead or alive if the…