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Nakawa-Naguru Land Probe: Committee Chairperson Kimosho Warns To Arrest Fellow Mps Soliciting Bribes From Beneficiaries, Witnesses

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The chairperson of the Adhoc Committee inquiring into all issues regarding the highly contested Nakawa-Naguru estate, Hon. Dan Kimosho has warned that any of his members found soliciting bribes from beneficiaries and witnesses will be arrested. Without naming specific members or any individual, Mr Kimosho indicated that ‘some people’ had been approaching some of the…

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Uganda Airlines Explains UGX. 85bn Budget Request

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Uganda Airlines has dismissed media reports that the National carrier is seeking UGX 85bn to buy a new CRJ90 engine (Bombardier engine). Rahim Shakila Lamar, the Corporate Affairs & Public Relations Manager at Uganda Airlines has clarified that the UGX 85bn Uganda Airlines was seeking Parliament  to approve is the annual allocation from Government for the National Carrier…

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Mediheal Hospital Seeks Land In Contested Naguru-Nakawa Estate, Laments Why Presidential Directive Was Not Implemented

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The board chairperson of Mediheal Group of Hospitals Uganda, Capt. Mike Mukula, has blamed Uganda Land Commission (ULC) for defying a presidential directive to give them land in the contested Nakawa-Naguru estate. According to the former state minister for health, Mediheal Group of Hospitals in February 2021 requested for seven acres of land from the…

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“My Humble Request For This Committee Is To Help Us Get The 10 Acres We Originally Applied For” – Dr Sudhir Ruparelia

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Uganda’s largest property developer Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has asked parliament to increase on the acreage he was given from three to 10 acres that he applied for to re-develop the area. Dr. Sudhir made a request while appearing before Parliament’s Adhoc Committee investigating irregularities in the sale and give-away of Nakawa Naguru land. “My humble…

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MPs Push For Release Of UGX 440 Billion For Entebbe Airport Expansion

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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…

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Minister Anite Hails Tireless Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu For Changing Youth Livelihoods, Setting Up Modern Agro-processing Plant

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The State Minister for Investment and Privatisation Evelyn Anite, has lauded property mogul, Hamis Kiggundu, for creating jobs and opportunities for young people in Uganda. The minister who was accompanied by a team of officials from the Free-Trade Zone Authority made remarks while touring the tycoon’s agro-processing plant in the Akright Estate, in Bwebaja along…

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Re-allocate Shs319 Billion Lubowa Hospital Budget

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The Chairperson of the Finance Committee, Keefa Kiwanuka has advised the Minister of Finance to re-allocate the Shs319 billion earmarked in the 2022/2023 budget for the International Specialised Hospital in Lubowa. This was during the meeting with the Ministers of Finance, led by Matia Kasaija while appearing before the committee on Wednesday, 20 April 2022…

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MPs Propose Ban On Daytime Sports Betting

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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…

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