The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has urged government to move expeditiously and present amendments to the recently passed Excise Duty (Amendment) Act that introduces taxes on mobile money transactions and social media. “This bill was passed into law so it should not be handled lightly. There is urgent need to harmonize the existing law […]
By Imran Bataliwo The Speaker of parliament Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has ruled that the house will not interfere with mobile money and social media taxes. Rebecca Kadaga was expected to comment on whether the August house could put on hold and act after government rejected demands from the MPs to suspend the implementation of the […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for an amendment to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Act to allow persons access their savings before the age of 50. Kadaga said it is inhuman for Ugandans to make savings which they may never live to enjoy. “The current law says you cannot access […]
Parliament has passed the Uganda Heart Institute Bill, 2015 which will make the Institute a self-accounting body with a budget independent of the Health Ministry. The object of the Bill is to establish the Institute as an autonomous government agency mandated to undertake and coordinate the management of cardiovascular diseases. Presenting a report on the […]
The parliamentary committee on public Accounts has summoned the Ministry of Public Service officials suspected to have been involved in the pension scan worth over 268 billion shillings. The summons was issued by the Committee chaired by Serere woman Member of Parliament Alice Alaso in a meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Public […]
The Uganda Human Rights commission is to purchase a boat to monitor human rights violations on islands in the country. The commission in its bid to acquire the boat has submitted to parliament a budget of 120 million shillings for the project. Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs chaired by Baka […]
Parliament has conducted an oath ceremony for the newly-elected Jinja East Member of Parliament Paul Mwiru. Mwiru, the Forum for Democratic Change candidate, defeated NRM’s Nathan Igime Nabeta in last week’s by-election in Jinja. Mwiru bagged 6,758 votes against Nabeta’s 6,057. The second runner up in the race was DP’s Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro. Mwiru, a […]
Opposition supporters in Jinja have this evening started celebrating after the Forum for Democratic Change candidate Paul Mwiru achieved an un assailable lead in the Jinja Municipality East by-elections. Mwiru beat his closest rival Nathan Igeme Nabeta of the National Resistance Movement and finally wrestled the seat from Nabeta who has represented the areas for […]