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MPs Task Govt To Fund Broke UBC To Acquire Modern Equipment

MPs back surplus funding to boost national broadcaster Hon. Tonny Ayoo presenting the ICT committee report that recommended additional funding to the national broadcaster An extensive report by the Committee on Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance (ICT) has swayed Members of Parliament (MPs) into supporting for the increased funding to the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation…

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‘Embracing Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism Will Make Case Backlog History’- President Museveni

President Museveni is wearing a smile towards the Judiciary for its decision to reorient its philosophy of administering justice from a colonial setting to a more African way of extending justice to the wanainchi. He says this is in line with the Constitutions of African countries, which mandate the courts of respective countries to administer…

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Scandal: PM Nabbanja Tasked To Explain Post Bank’s Wendi App Fraud Allegations In PDM

Legislators have expressed discontent over the reported fraud surrounding disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM) to beneficiaries. MPs are primarily concerned with the Wendi Mobile Application used by Post Bank to transfer funds to beneficiaries, which is said to have been hacked and caused financial loss. “In my district and many others,…

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Speaker Among Denies Receiving Shs500m As Holiday Package

There has been a surge of allegations on social media platforms this week claiming that the Parliament of Uganda provided Speaker Anita Among with over Shs500m as a holiday package. Individuals behind these allegations also suggested that Speaker Among, who is also the Bukedea District Woman representative, supposedly travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, with her husband…

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Gov’t Tables Bills To Merge Agencies & Departments

Government has introduced nine Bills before Parliament, aimed at legalising provisions to rationalise agencies in different sectors of the economy. The Bills will amend existing laws that establish agencies in the sectors of trade, education, finance, internal affairs, water and environment, agriculture, works and transport, social development and tourism. The Bills were tabled by the…

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Uganda’s First Lady Hails Tycoon Kiggundu Over World-class Nakivubo Stadium

Hon Janet Kataaha Museveni, Uganda’s First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, commended businessman Hamis Kiggundu for upgrading Nakivubo Stadium to align with contemporary requirements. Mrs Museveni who on Tuesday, February 20, paid a courtesy visit at the stadium premises in Nakivubo, was left impressed by the world-class facilities at the stadium which is…

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37th AU Ordinary Session: African Presidents Hold Closed-door Mini-Summit On Tense Situation In DR Congo

Africa’s Heads of State have engaged in a closed-door sideline meeting in which they discussed the peace and security situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Mini-Summit precedes the official opening of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, intending to silence the Guns in Africa by 2030. The…

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