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Opposition unveils priorities in Shs43t alternative budget

Uganda, April 9 -- The shadow cabinet led by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, on April 8 unveiled Opposition's Shs43 trillion alternative budget for the next financial ... Read More


Parliament okays Shs500m 'service award' to retiring AG Muwanga

Uganda, April 9 -- Parliament Tuesday resolved to determine the post-retirement benefits of the auditor general, with an amendment which includes a one-off 'service award' of Shs500million to outgoing... Read More


Mixed reaction on Balaam's strategy to free NUP supporters

Uganda, April 5 -- A section of legislators have questioned the legality of the move by the new State Minister for Youths and Children Affairs, Mr Balaam Barugahara, in which he pledged to submit a li... Read More


MPs reject proposal to waive Shs13b in taxes for 7 entities

Uganda, March 28 -- A proposal to waive a range of taxes for seven businesses met with resistance in Parliament yesterday when it emerged the Finance ministry may have smuggled unapproved companies on... Read More


Bobi Wine suspends Mpuuga as NUP deputy president

Uganda, March 28 -- The president of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has, "with immediate effect" suspended the Nyendo-Mukungwe MP, Mr Mathias Mpuuga from h... Read More


Bobi Wine suspends MP Mpuuga from NUP deputy presidency

Uganda, March 28 -- The president of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has, "with immediate effect" suspended the Nyendo-Mukungwe MP, Mr Mathias Mpuuga from h... Read More


Finance Minister apologizes over Ggoobi's 'derogatory' remarks on parliament

Uganda, March 28 -- The State Minister for Finance, Mr Henry Musasizi on March 28 offered to apologize on behalf of the ministry's Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Mr Ramathan... Read More


New ministers cleared by Parliament

Uganda, March 26 -- Ms Lillian Aber, Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees. Ms Aber was born in Kitgum District in northern Uganda. She holds a bachelor's degree in English... Read More


Parliament appointments' committee is Museveni's rubber-stamp, says Ssenyonyi

Uganda, March 26 -- Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP) Joel Ssenyonyi has defended his absence as the Parliamentary Appointments' Committee vetted and approved six new appointed ministers, sayin... Read More


We shall follow other procedures to get Mpuuga out - NUP

Uganda, March 26 -- The National Unity Platform (NUP) party, has scoffed at Mr Mathias Mpuuga's decision to defy the party's request to step down as the Commissioner of Parliament, alleging that his d... Read More