Delayed security deployment frustrating - Kasese MPs

Following the suspected rebel attack on a school in Kasese that left 43 people dead, legislators from the district have poked holes into government’s response to beef up security.On Friday 16, June 2023, rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces attacked Lhubiriha Mpondwe Secondary School, setting…

House passes Bill to kick start Islamic Banking

The enactment of the Income Tax Amendment Bill No.2 of 2023 has cleared all legal roadblocks to the commencement of Islamic banking products in Uganda.Parliament on Tuesday, 27 June 2023 stood over the Income Tax Bill following disagreement over clause 1 of the Bill, which defines interest in the…

President assents to Anti-Homosexuality Act

President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023.The President signed the bill into law on 26 May 2023.The law was initially passed by Parliament on 22 March 2023, having been introduced as Private Members Bill by Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Asuman…

MPs inch closer on start of Islamic banking

MPs inch closer on start of Islamic banking

Parliament has passed a series of Bills to harmonise issues relating to Islamic Banking products, only setting aside the Income Tax Amendment Bill for committee and government concurrence.In its sitting on Tuesday June 27, 2023 chaired by Speaker Anita Among, the Bills were passed to clear the way…

Africa deserves permanent seats on UN Security Council - Deputy Speaker

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called for the creation of two permanent seats for Africa at the United Nations Security Council, in renewed calls for the body’s reforms.Speaking at the 63rd Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) -…

Speaker Among calls for investigation into Masaka murders

Speaker Anita Among has directed the Minister of Internal Affairs to investigate the recent killings in Bukoto County, Masaka District where five family members were murdered on Friday 23, June 2023.Among said the unfortunate incident is just one of the several murders registered in the country…

MPs disagree with Central Bank on Shariah Advisory Council

Lawmakers have rejected Bank of Uganda’s (BoU) proposal to remove the Shariah Advisory Council requirement for Islamic Banking in Uganda under the Financial Institutions Act.According to BoU, a Sharia scholar appointed to the central bank's Shariah Advisory Council should possess knowledge and…

Law Society raises concerns over Islamic Banking

The Uganda Law Society has called for careful consideration and further deliberation before enacting laws related to Islamic Banking in Uganda.Expressing concerns over potential ramifications, the society emphasised the importance of addressing various legal and practical challenges associated with…

‘Construct new bridge at Karuma’

Following the increasing road accidents that have claimed lives at the Karuma Bridge, government has been asked to replace the 60year old bridge.  The call was made by Members of Parliament following the latest incident where a trailer plunged into the River Nile after going over the barriers at…

Gov’t needs Shs80.4 billion for pre-medical interns

The Minister for Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that government needs She80.4 billion for deployment of pre-medical interns.The minister made this revelation at a sitting chaired by the Speaker Anita Among on Thursday, 22 June 2023.Aceng’s statement contradicted the one by her…

Gov’t on the spot over Kasese rebel attacks

The government has been put on the spot by legislators over the recent attack   by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels which saw 42 people killed in Kasese District.This followed a statement by  the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja on the…