David Bahati

Government to crack whip on Kampala landlords who dodge paying taxes

Government to crack whip on Kampala landlords who dodge paying taxes

The government is to start regulating rental fees in Kampala starting next financial year 2017/18 as a way of ensuring that landlords who often dodge taxes are checked. The proposal has been made by government, state minister for planning, David Bahati, before the Parliamentary Finance Committee recently. Bahati who was presenting proposed tax amendments for […]

MPs reject electoral commission budget of 37.6 billion

MPs reject electoral commission budget of 37.6 billion

Gender, Labour and Social Development Minister, Janat Mukwaya and MPs on the public service and local government committee last week rejected the budget amounting to 37.6b shillings required by the electoral commission to conduct elections for the administrative units and women councils, the last phase of the 2015/16 general elections. Electoral Commission Chairman, Badru Kiggundu […]

Government to build 25 industrial parks in the next 10 years, says minister Bahati

Government to build 25 industrial parks in the next 10 years, says minister Bahati

Government plans to construct 25 industrial parks in the 5- 10 years and ensure the availability  of electricity and other requirements by the industries. This was revealed by state minister for finance, David Bahati while officiating at the unveiling of a new product of iron sheets produced by roofings group of companies in Kampala. Bahati says […]

Otto wants President Museveni barred from making pledges

Otto wants President Museveni barred from making pledges

Odonga Otto, the Aruu South County Member of Parliament has demanded for measures that will make it difficult for the President to make pledges when the budget has already been passed by Parliament. Otto’s remarks come shortly after the Executive Director to National Planning Authority, Dr.Joseph Muwala told a Parliamentary Committee on Budgets that they […]

Non-teaching staff at public universities expected to call off strike this week.

Non-teaching staff at public universities expected to call off strike this week.

Government anticipates that non-teaching staff at the public universities will call off their strike and return to work by Thursday this week. Janet Kataha Museveni, the minister of education and sports, while addressing parliament on Tuesday August 09, 2016 said that one of the demands the of non-teaching staff was for government not to use part […]

Start negotiation with university non-teaching staff; Parliamentary committee tells government

Start negotiation with university non-teaching staff; Parliamentary committee tells government

The parliamentary committee on public service and local government has directed government to kick start the negotiation with the universities’ non-teaching staff on pending strike over their demand for salary increase. The directive was issued by the chairperson of the committee Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny after the Minister of state for planning, David Bahati, told the committee […]

Bahati angered by government move to shelve anti homosexuality bill

A move by government to throw out the controversial Anti Homosexuality bill has been scoffed at by Ndorwa West MP, David Bahati. At a Cabinet meeting last week, it is reported that NRM party lawyer and Local Government minister, Adolf Mwesige called on Cabinet to drop the bill on grounds that it was unnecessary since […]

Museveni summons NRM caucus for urgent meeting

Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has summoned NRM MPs to his country home in Rwakitura.   According to caucus vice chairman David Bahati, the meeting is supposed to begin on Sunday and will last for two days. Bahati says the meeting is a retreat meant for MPs to discuss economic transformation where members will also […]

Kabale MPs ask for surgeons for the district

Kabale members of parliament have demanded for medical surgeons for the area which currently has no surgeon. The mp for Ndorwa west David Bahati and the woman MP for Kabale district  Ronah Ninsiima said that the district hospital has spent 7 years without any surgeon. The MPS said that kabale hospital serves 400,000 people and currently […]

Ndorwa West MP David Bahati roots for Caucus of God in Uganda parliament

Ndorwa west MP David Bahati has cautioned fellow Members of Parliament against being confused by their political party caucuses and colours. According to MP Bahati, despite having numerous caucuses in parliament, fellowship with God; code named as ‘Caucus of God’ is the strongest which shall continue to bind legislators together. Bahati was speaking as organizing […]