The upcoming 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and Third South Summit, scheduled to take place between January 15-20, 2024, will incur a cost of sh53 billion for Uganda. John Mulimba, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, highlighted the government’s readiness to host the summits during a media briefing on November 26, 2023. About 10,000 guests…
To qualify for the National Social Security (NSSF) mid-term access, a member should have made contributions for 120 consecutive months, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty Amongi has clarified. Amongi was responding to a Report of the Committee on Gender on the petition on mid-term access presented by the Chairperson, Hon. Flavia…
Members of Parliament have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed in combating deforestation and charcoal burning. Legislators said that currently, the cost of gas used in cooking is expensive and will continuously encourage forest degradation. “Whereas there was a pronouncement by the government on cutting…
Parliament has passed the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2023 rejecting government’s proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from 11 to 21. The House also rejected the amendment to increase the justices of the Court of Appeal from 15 to 56, providing for only 35 Judges. Government’s justification for the increase was to cure…
The upcoming 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and Third South Summit, scheduled to take place between January 15-20, 2024, will incur a cost of sh53 billion for Uganda. John Mulimba, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, highlighted the government’s readiness to host the summits during a media briefing on November 26, 2023. About 10,000 guests…
President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Petroleum Supply Amendment Act 2023 into law. This comes barely two weeks after Parliament unanimously passed the bill, which aims at granting the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) a monopoly on supplying petroleum products destined for the Ugandan market. The Petroleum Supply Amendment Act 2023 is aimed at eliminating…
The 3 Infantry Division Court Martial (DCM) sitting at Longaroe and Nakapelimoru Sub-counties, Kotido District has sentenced four civilians for the murder of Local Council Three Chairperson of Longaroe Sub-county, Hon. Lomuria Moses, Lt Issa Mayende, Private Mwanika David and Lokol Peter. The Division Court Martial chaired by Colonel Francis Kateraho heard that on 2…
Lawmakers have emphasized the need for an all-inclusive approach to curb Gender Based Violence (GBV), saying that current efforts are geared towards women, leaving men behind. The Members of Parliament (MPs) were responding to a statement on the 16 days of Activism against GBV presented by the Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Social…
Police in collaboration with a team from the Flying Squad Unit, conducted an operation in areas of Kampala Metropolitan targeting motor vehicle thieves. SCP Namutebi Hadijah, the Uganda Police’s Chief Political Commissar, said in a statement made on November 22, 2023, that the operation commenced on October 26, 2023, where Kisule Juma was arrested to…
As the year draws to a close, law enforcement authorities report a surge in cases of cattle theft nationwide, with even President Museveni’s farm falling victim to such incidents. The escalating demand for livestock has driven thieves to target one of the state farms in Kisozi, Gomba district, according to information disclosed by the Uganda…
