Parliament has passed the Shs48.1 trillion budget for financial year 2022/23 with post Covid-19 economic recovery high on the agenda. Under the theme “Industrialization for Inclusive growth, Employment and Wealth Creation,” projected revenue base is Shs48.1 trillion to finance the budget. On recurrent expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development takes Shs2.3 trillion, Ministry…
Members of Parliament have declined to approve tax exemptions for companies, pending a report on its efficacy, allowing a one-year exception to the Bujagali Hydropower Project, which they have also placed under scrutiny for apparent false accounting. Bujagali, which sought to have its exemptions extended to 2027, will now instead face a forensic audit by…
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi, has advised members of the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) to always have a constant relationship with the media as a way of building the public relations of their organizations. Speaking during the first National Public Relations…
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…
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…
Parliament in its report from the Committee on Commissions Statutory Authority and State Enterprises (COSASE) has directed that leases on Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) land be cancelled. Presenting the report of the committee during the plenary on Wednesday, 13 April 2022, the Chairperson, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi said that over time, different district land boards in…
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has blocked debate on former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah’s poison claims, saying his death should not be politicized. “We are not going to allow Oulanyah’s death politicized. We are still grieving let things of investigations go on, if it’s true, that he was poisoned, let the culprits be got,” she…
Government of Uganda has finally released the Shs1.2 billion cash meant for the burial arrangements of former Speaker Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah. The development was confirmed by Mr. Chris Obore, the Director of Communication and Public Affairs at Parliament in a Monday evening statement on his twitter account “I can now confirm that the Finance Ministry…
The Parliamentary Committee on Trade And Industry led by Mbarara City South Member of Parliament Mwine Mpaka on Thursday March 17th, 2022 ordered the closure of two fuel stations, after it was discovered that the operators of the said stations were adulterating the fuel. Preliminary investigations indicate that several pump attendants were arrested while others…
Members of Parliament have finalized plans to remove Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake as Parliamentary backbench commissioner. Hon Francis Zaake has been sent to the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline for alleged misconduct and misbehavior. During plenary sitting on Tuesday, 15 February 2022, Members of Parliament accused Zaake of insulting the integrity of Parliament…
