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Health

Deputy Speaker Among Receives Mental Health Team At Parliament, Commends Them For Tirelessly Serving Ugandans

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Anita Among has on Wednesday November 10, 2021 met with the parliamentary forum on mental health, the mental health working group, and officials from the ministry of health to discuss how the mental health challenges

November 10, 2021

Health

Parliament Grants Leave To MP Opendi To Introduce Bill On Surrogacy

Tororo Woman Member of Parliament Sarah Opendi has secured leave of parliament to introduce the surrogacy bill. Surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for another person who will or become the actual parent. The proposed law

November 10, 2021

Politics

Sudhir Reaps Big As Gov’t Seeks Shs 3.3Bn To Secure Offices For Presidential Advisors At Kingdom Kampala

The government is seeking a supplementary budget allocation of Shs 3.3 billion to secure office space for more than 20 special presidential advisors at the Kingdom Kampala building. On the list of those who will occupy the offices are former Prime Minister

November 6, 2021

Politics

I’ll Be Deputy Speaker For 10 Years, Then Speaker 10 Years – Anita Among

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has told legislators that no one will intimidate her, assuring them that she remains their deputy Speaker for the next 10 years. Among made remarks during a debate on a motion paying tribute to Uganda’s

November 3, 2021

Education

Hearty Victoria University Extends Over 5290 Record Bursaries to Members of Parliament

Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia’s Victoria University has announced that it extended 10 bursaries to each of the 529 members of the 11th Parliament totalling 5290 bursaries that will be awarded to the financially struggling-best learners from their constituencies. ”Has your MP offered you

October 31, 2021

Business·Crime

BIG STORY: COSASE Probes CAA Top Bosses Over Shs10Bn Handshake

The top management team at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is on the spot for hastily sanctioning a Shs10 billion project to expand the passenger terminal at Entebbe Airport, even when the Board had frozen the construction projects. According to the chairperson

October 18, 2021

Politics

Mixed Reactions As Cabinet Okays Bail Reforms

Lawmakers and human rights defenders have condemned ministers for backing what they have called “draconian laws” that seek to curtail freedoms and take away the discretion of judicial officers to grant or deny bail. Those against the Executive decision to tinker with

October 17, 2021

News

Dusted: ‘We Are Broke! Your Savings Were Borrowed To EAC States’- NSSF Boss Byarugaba Breaks Hearts Of Jubilant Ugandans

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director Richard Byarugaba has said, the institution doesn’t have the 20% midterm access to savers who clock 45 years. Byarugaba made remarks while appearing before the Gender, Labour and Social Development Committee of Parliament at

October 15, 2021

Health

MPs Task National Water To Extend Water Supply Across All Town Councils

Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee want the National Water and Sewerage Corporation – NWSC to revise its terms of service and start supplying clean piped water in all town councils across the country. This comes after Eng. Silver Mugisha,

September 19, 2021

Education

Legislators Squeeze Min. Muyingo To Resolve Gulu Medical Students’ Impasse

Members of Parliament have tasked tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to study and quickly resolve the impasse which saw the closure of the Gulu School of Health Sciences. Speaker Jacob Oulanyah asked State Minister for Higher Education, Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo

September 15, 2021

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