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Budget: President preaches value addition to improve economy

President Yoweri Museveni has emphasised that all efforts should be made to add value food and minerals to boost their market price.The President listed coffee, cotton, timber, cocoa, gold, iron ore, copper, phosphates, maize and fish products as items that can improve the economy through value…

MPs urged to monitor budget execution

Legislators have been urged to go beyond their role of appropriating and approving the budget and ensure that oversight is carried out.The call was made by the Speaker, Anita Among, in  her communication to the House at the Budget reading, on Thursday, 15 June 2023 at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds…

Speaker applauds MPs on performance as Third Session commences

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has commended legislators for their improved performance during the Second Session of the 11th Parliament. “The Bills passed in the Second Session exceed the 23 Bills passed in the First Session by 15 bills. This is testimony of the efficiency and…

President reports economic growth, eyes infrastructure in State-of-the-Nation Address

President Yoweri Museveni is content with the economy’s progress, which he said recovered from a nosedive during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is poised to hit US$55.2 billion.The President was officiating at the opening of the Third Session of the 11th Parliament wherein he delivered the State-of-the…

Prime Minister confirms Govt will not buy phones for PDM groups

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has clarified that there is no provision for government to provide mobile phones to beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM).She made the clarification while presenting during Prime Minister’s Time at the Thursday, 06 July 2023 plenary sitting chaired by…

Sanitation operators petition Parliament over multiple fees

The Association of Uganda Emptiers Limited seeks consolidation of licences and removal of multiple charges to enhance sanitation services.In a bid to address the challenges faced by private sanitation operators and improve waste management across the country, the association has presented a…

UWA seeks control of narcotic drug use in wildlife

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has proposed a new amendment on the Veterinary Practitioners Bill, 2023 to allow them control the use of narcotic drugs in wildlife.As a statutory body mandated to manage and protect wildlife in and outside protected areas, UWA wants to solely control the import…

Office assistant on the spot over trade ministry’s procurement mess

An office assistant at the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, Tom Opio, has been handed over to Parliament Police's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over his alleged involvement in procurements at the ministry.The Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry, chaired by Hon. Mwine…

Legalise medical cannabis - Minister Otafiire

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, has asked Parliament to decriminalise cannabis for medical use, saying the old position of the law should yield to new scientific findings that endorse the herb as medicine.Hon. Kahinda Otafiire, who led a team of top officials…

Presidents intervene in Uganda, South Sudan maize row

The presidents of Uganda and South Sudan have intervened in a maize row that had threated to ruin relations between the two countries.In June 2023, 65 Ugandan trucks transporting maize to South Sudan were impounded by the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) at the Nimule-Elegu border…

MPs moot strategies to curb HIV/AIDS spread in prisons

Lawmakers have proposed the establishment of separate cells for inmates who are HIV positive in order to prevent the spread of the virus within the detention facilities.Ibanda North Member of Parliament, Hon. Xavier Kyooma made the proposal during a debate on a report by the Committee on HIV/AIDS…

Health Ministry directed to settle Shs31 billion debt to NMS

Parliament has directed the Ministry of Health to settle a debt of Shs31.4 billion owed to National Medical Stores (NMS).This recommendation is contained in the report of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on the report of the Auditor General on the…

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