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Parliament reconsiders Appropriation Bill, shs750 billion reallocated

Parliament has re-allocated Shs750 billion after revisiting the Appropriation Bill, 2024 which President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni objected to assent to.In the 2024/2025 Budget passed earlier, legislators had allocated the Shs750 billion to areas that they described as critical. These included among…

Govt assurances committee wants police probe into Gulu Hospital's ICU

The Parliament Committee on Government Assurances and Implementation is investigating the circumstances surrounding the dismantling of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.Chaired by Hon. Abed Bwanika, the committee is scrutinising government commitments in the health…

Finance ministry on the spot over equity in bailing out companies Primary tabs

Legislators on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises have tasked the finance ministry to present documentation on the criteria used in granting bailouts to companies in financial crises.According to the committee chairperson, Hon. Medard Sseggona, companies…

Soroti Hospital management calls for infrastructure development

Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is in a state of disrepair significantly hampering its ability to provide adequate medical services.According to Professor Mary Margaret Ajiko, a consultant surgeon at the hospital, there is need for new infrastructure and resources.She highlighted that since the…

NRM shakes up Sectoral Committee leadership

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has dropped and replaced long-serving committee leaders as Parliament approved designation of members to sectoral committees for the fourth session.Parliament was on Wednesday, 19 June 2024 meeting for the first time since the National Budget…

Summon MPs Through Me - Speaker Among

The Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Police to summon Members of Parliament under investigation, through her.The Speaker made the directive while chairing the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 12h June 2024.Among said that she was aware that some MPs are under arrest and are undergoing…

'World Bank Grant for Women Empowerment misallocated'

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over the utilisation of a Shs803 billion World Bank grant intended for the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women (GROW) Project.According to a report of the Auditor General, despite the grant's primary goal of supporting…

Oil revenue to relieve gov't of external debt - Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has stated that the country will earn US$2 billion per annum once oil production starts in 2025.Museveni said that this revenue will be devoted to infrastructure and science development.President Museveni said investing US$2 billion in the two sectors will significantly…

BUDGET2024/2025: Agro-industrialisation, tourism and mineral devt to propel economy’s expansion

Uganda’s growth strategy for the 2024/2025 Financial Year is anchored on agro-industrialisation, tourism development, mineral development including oil and gas, and technology and innovation, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija has said. “These are the…

Legislators, district leaders urged to monitor govt programmes

Members of Parliament have been urged to work closely with district leaders in monitoring government programmes to ensure successful implementation.The State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Hon. Florence Nambozo Wamala, noted that many programmes initiated by government in districts across the…

Speaker urges girls to defy parents on early marriages

Speaker Anita Among has asked parents and cultural leaders to put an end to teenage pregnancies and child marriages saying the vice is encouraged by the unfortunate practice of viewing girls as a commodity.Launching the Parliamentary Forum to end Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies where she…

Build Uganda’s ethos - Tayebwa urges PR professionals

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has urged public relations practitioners to use their proficiency to build Uganda’s image and eventually its national ethos.“What is Uganda known for, what are Ugandans known for? We do not have anything which makes us stand out as a country. I want…

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