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Ministry of Finance on Wednesday 22 January presented the National budget framework paper (NBFP) for FY 2020/21 to FY 2024/25 to the Finance Committee of Parliament. The National BFP is prepared in fulfillment of section 9 of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act 2015. According to the NBFP, Uganda’s economy grew at 6.5% in real […]
Makerere University vice chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has challenged the sacked staff to follow the right University protocol in following up with their case. This comes a day after Parliament through the office of the Speaker on Wednesday received the petition from a section of staff requesting the house to set up a committee to […]
Members of Parliament on the Select Committee investigating allegations of sexual violence in schools and institutions of learning have blamed blamed the rampant sexual harassment on the existent bad cultural practices. The conclusion was made during one of their tours in Bundibugyo and Ntoroko districts. The committee was shocked to find that most girls are […]
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Principal, Professor Wasswa Balunywa: COURTESY PHOTO Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Principal, Professor Wasswa Balunywa has faced the Public Accounts Committee-PAC to answer questions on how the University lost a big chant of land. The Auditor General, John Muwanga‘s report for the financial year 2016/2017 indicates over 12 acres of the […]
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has promised to mediate between the ministers for trade, agriculture and finance and sugarcane growers in a bid to seek a long lasting solution to problems in the sugarcane industry. The Speaker gave this assurance while receiving a petition from the Uganda National Association of Sugarcane Growers who are […]
Minister of finance Matia Kasaija has apologised to the parliament for the statement he made accusing Parliament of passing a 1% tax on mobile money which wasn’t the position of the Ministry. This happened after Speaker of parliament Rebbecca Kadaga asked Matia Kasaija to make an apology to the parliament during a session on 11th July 2018. Minister Kasaija apologized to MPs for the […]
By Nicholas Muteesasira Narendra Modi the Indian Prime Minister will address the Parliament on Wednesday, 25 July 2018. In his communication during the sitting of the House on Tuesday, 17 July 2018, the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah said that the Indian Prime Minister who is expected in the country on 24 July 2018 will address the House. “This is to […]
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has announced plans by Parliament to concentrate on infrastructural improvement at primary schools. At a fundraiser for Rwemiyenje Primary School in Rwampara County, Mbarara district, Kadaga said attention must be paid to structures in primary schools. “We have not quite addressed the infrastructural challenges at primary schools. We should bring a motion […]
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, has called for more collaboration between Members of Parliament from Netherlands and Uganda so as to strengthen relations between the two countries. “We can consider arranging for a memorandum of understanding and identify areas where we can collaborate as Parliaments,” Kadaga said. She made the call while meeting Members […]
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 […]