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MPs approve tax on diapers

Legislators have approved a tax on diapers and rejected a proposal to exempt payment of taxes on adult diapers.This was contained in the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which the lawmakers passed on Thursday, 04 May 2023.The Bill proposed exemption on payment of tax on adult diapers but the…

Student financing body asked to prioritise loan recovery

Legislators on the Committee of Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have told the management of Higher Education Students’ Financing Board (HESFB) prioritise recovery of the student loans.The MPs raised issue with HESFB’s lack of a comprehensive and streamlined process…

Comprehensive Medical Internship Policy in the offing

A nine-member committee has been set up to draft an internship policy aimed at mitigating medical interns’ strikes witnessed over the past few  years. This was revealed by the State Minister for Higher Education, Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo while appearing before the Committee on Health on…

Streamline absorption of staff into MDAs

Legislators on the Committee of Science, Technology and Innovation are concerned with the manner in which transfers of staff between Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) is being conducted.The MPs noted that some staff members within public service structures were denied from assuming…

Gov’t wants Shs852b loan to refurbish Kampala – Malaba railway

A proposal to borrow Shs852 billion to rehabilitate the Kampala- Malaba meter guage railway has been sent to the Committees of Physical Infrastructure and National Economy.  The new loan offer from the African Development Bank working in concert with the Corporate Internationalisation Fund of Spain…

‘Deploy intern doctors’

Speaker Anita Among has urged government to deploy intern doctors to improve healthcare services in the country.Among expressed her concern over the lack of health workers at health facilities, attributing it to a lack of motivation caused by a lack of funds. Referring to the recent social media…

Speaker Among urges media owners to pay journalists

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has called on media owners to ensure journalists and media workers are paid their hard-earned salaries as the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day. Among made this call on Wednesday, 03 May  2023 while making her communication to the House and noted…

Legislators demand investigation into conduct of RDCs, security operativesLegislators demand investigation into conduct of RDCs, security operatives

The Speaker Anita Among has tasked government to bring errant Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to book and report to the House on the action taken.The Speaker’s directive followed a statement by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja on the brutal arrest of women Members of Parliament in…

Inconsistences cited in student loan applications

The Executive Director of Higher Education Student Financing Board (HESFB), Michael Wanyama has reported inconsistencies in applicants for government student loans across the country.Wanyama along with his team was meeting the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and…

Political commitment key in malaria fight - Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has said that policy makers and politicians are one of the biggest drivers who will fight to eliminate malaria in Uganda.Tayebwa who is also the patron of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Malaria made these remarks at a National Dialogue on malaria at Parliament…

Human Rights Committee condemns brutal arrest of women MPs

Members of Parliament of the Committee on Human Rights have condemned the manner in which women legislators were arrested outside Parliament.The legislators said their colleagues were arrested in a brutal, inhumane and disturbing manner which violates their constitutional rights.This, they said…

DPP salaries to be tax exempt as MPs reject levy on digital services

Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) bill, 2023 that will see the salaries of staff in the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) exempt from taxation.The reasons presented by the prosecutors were to correct an anomaly that had left them as the only actors in the…

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