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MPs Approve Shs44 Trillion Budget For 2021/2022 Amidst Covid-19 Economic Crisis
Members of Parliament have approved a shs44.7 trillion budget for the 2021/2022 financial year, which has seen a decrease of shs714 billion for the first time compared to the approved resource envelope of 2020/2021. According to the report of the Budget Committee, the drop this financial year is largely attributed to the projected decrease of…
MPs Approve 6.4Bn Budget For Capital Market Authority
Members of Parliament on the finance committee have approved the Shs6.4 billion budget for the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) for the Financial Year 2022/2023. Led by the Minister of State Finance (Planning), Hon Amos Lugoloobi, the CMA leadership appeared before the committee on Wednesday, 19 January 2022 to present the authority’s budget priorities for the…
MPs Accuse Govt Of Shielding Mafia Gangs Fleecing Ugandans Billions In Cryptocurrency Fraud
Members of parliament have attributed the increase in fraud on the mushrooming ponzi and pyramid schemes, and the rise in crypto currency to government for not playing her responsibility to protect gullible Ugandans against such scam. This came in after the State Minister of Finance, Hon David Bahati told Parliament sitting on 04 February 2020…
MPs Grill Min.Mwesige,Gen.Muhoozi on Defence Budget Irregularities
The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Hon Adolf Mwesige has opened the two-day Annual retreat for Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) leaders and Members of Parliament on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The retreat is aimed at reviewing the performance of the Defence and Veteran Affairs ministry…
Mpigi Woman Arrested For Defiling 8 Year Old Boy
The Police in Mpigi has in custody a 16 year-old, female adult, Nakato Ritah, for the Aggravated Defilement of an 8 year-old male juvenile of Top class nursery. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in October, 2019, at Mpigi Town Council, Mpigi District, were the suspect called the victim, and asked him to…
MP Zaake Tortured Himself -Enanga
Police alongside other security agencies have up to refute allegations and clarify on a statement released by Hon. Francis Zaake, MP Mityana Municipality, on his arrest, detention and torture. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga released a statement saying that Zaake makes wild allegations of violent arrest from his home, amidst acts of torture and beatings. He…
MP Zaake To Be Investigated Over Misconduct After Attacking Prof.Nawangwe
Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline is to commence investigations into the conduct of Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, accused of behaving dishonourably during the ongoing inquiry into the Makerere University strike. The directive to the committee was handed down by the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga during her communication from the chair to…
MP Zaake Defends Himself Against Threatening Prof.Nawangwe
The Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, has defended himself against allegations of threatening Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, arguing that the ongoing investigations are aimed at diverting the public’s attention from what happened during the strike at the university. Zaake, who appeared before Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Discipline, said that the recent…
Mp Zaake Arrested For Distributing Covid-19 Relief Food
Police alongside military have arrested Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake for allegedly distributing food to his constituents. Zaake said on his Facebook page Sunday that the military had broken into his home and was looking for him. “…they are breaking every door of my house searching to arrest me for the crime of sharing food…
Mp Zaake Almost Lynched Me-Prof.Nawangwe Elucidates Probe’s Committee
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has returned to Parliament for the first time since he was attacked by Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, last month. This time, Prof. Nawangwe was appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline, investigating the November incident. Then, Nawangwe was appearing before the House Committee on Education…