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Parliament rejects proposal to merge NFA

Uganda, April 18 -- Parliament on Thursday rejected the National Forestry and Tree Planting (Amendment) Bill 2024 in which government proposed to merge the National Forestry Authority (NFA) with its m... Read More


Speaker Among slams URA over electronic receipting system as traders protest

Uganda, April 18 -- The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among has raised concerns about the implementation and enforcement of Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS) by Uganda Rev... Read More


Tayebwa dismisses land grabbing claims after meeting accuser

Uganda, April 17 -- The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa has dismissed social media allegations that he illegally grabbed a plot of land belonging to a one Esther Lubunde in Abayita Aba... Read More


Lubowa hospital contractor okays MPs' inspection of site

Uganda, April 16 -- Finasi-Ishu Construction SPV Limited, the contractor in-charge of constructing Lubowa International Specialised Hospital, has revealed that members of the Parliamentary Public Acco... Read More


Magogo faults govt, Ham for omitting FUFA in Namboole, Nakivuubo works

Uganda, April 16 -- President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Magogo has revealed that the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and the director of Ham Group of Comp... Read More


Banyarwanda petition parliament over alleged segregation

Uganda, April 16 -- An association of persons of Rwandan origin living in Uganda through their umbrella, the Council for Abavandimwe has petitioned parliament seeking a probe into alleged segregation ... Read More


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