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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…

Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed by Parliament in second vote

Parliament has passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 with amendments to five clauses following proposals by President Yoweri Museveni.While presiding over the House sitting on Tuesday, 02 May 2023, Speaker Anita Among commended the commitment of legislators in ensuring the protection of Uganda’s…

No salary increase for local leaders - Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa , has revelaed that government will not be in position to increase salaries of local government leaders for the next three years, despite the visible need to improve their welfare.Tayebwa said that the same applies to Parliament, which he said he had already been…

MPs caution against commercialisation of Pensions Fund

The Committee of Public Service and Local Government has cautioned the Minister of Public Service, Hon. Muruli Mukasa against commercialisation of the Pensions Fund saying this may lead to recurrence of the challenges faced by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).The minister appeared before…

Operationalise HIV/AIDS Trust Fund - MPs

The Chairperson of the Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters, Hon. Sarah Netalisire, called on fellow legislators to mount pressure on government to operationalise the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund.Netalisire who was speaking during a scientific conference on HIV/AIDS on Thursday, 27 April 2023 said that…

Deputy Speaker Tayebwa condemns brutal arrest of female MPs

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has criticised the security agencies for what he called the brutal arrest of 11 female legislators.The legislators from the Opposition were arrested on Thursday, 27 April 2023 as they left Parliament to deliver a petition to the Minister for Internal Affairs. The…

Uganda has not signed Post Cotonou Agreement – Mulimba

The Post-Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries has not been signed by Uganda.This revelation was made by the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, while presenting a…

Female Opposition MPs petition Speaker over brutalization

Opposition female Members of Parliament have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among over the continued disruption of their activities by security operatives and Resident District Commissioners (RDCs).The petition follows recent events in different parts of the country where the police…

We must co-exist - Speaker Among tells Teso religious leaders

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has urged leaders of the Church of Uganda in Kumi Diocese and the Reformed Anglican Church (RAC) in the Upper Nile Diocese to promote unity among their congregation so as to curb on-going conflict.“I understand and believe that there is a problem to solve…

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