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Tayebwa urges accountants to champion integrity

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on Uganda’s accounting professionals to lead the charge against corruption by upholding integrity and transparency in their financial practices.Speaking at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Uganda Members’…

Coffee Bill passed seeing UCDA back in mother ministry

Parliament of Uganda has passed the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024 integrating the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). This move is part of the government’s Rationalisation of Agencies and Public Expenditure (…

Finance Ministry absorbs three agencies

Three government agencies, the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA), the Privatisation Unit and the Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust have been sent back to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.The three rationalisation amendment Bills were considered and…

Road agencies scrapped

The Uganda National Roads Authority and the Uganda Road Fund have been dissolved and their functions returned to the Ministry of Works and Transport.This follows the repealing of the Uganda Road Fund Act, 2008 and the Uganda National Roads Authority Act 2006 which created both agencies. The…

Speaker Among urges EAC states to implement protocols

The East African Community (EAC) partner states have been urged to consolidate the gains of unity and cohesion in a bid to ensure a united community which will unlock the potential for local solutions to shared problems.According to the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Anita Among, the workings of…

House votes to proceed with Second Reading of Coffee Bill

Legislators have voted to proceed with the Second Reading of the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to mainstream the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.The National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is among…

Parliament rejects Tribunal merger

Parliament has rejected a proposal to introduce a single tribunal under the National Tribunal Bill, 2024, on grounds that it contravenes Article 152 (3) of the Constitution.The Bill was intended to repeal the Tax Appeals Tribunal Act, the Electricity Disputes Tribunal Act and all other Tribunals…

‘Account for Shs723.4 billion to Dei BioPharma’

The Leader of the Opposition (LOP), Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has raised concerns over the government’s Shs723.4 billion investment in Dei BioPharma Ltd, a private pharmaceutical firm.Ssenyonyi who presented a report following an oversight visit to the firm, called for greater accountability and…

MPs call for more firefighting stations across the country

Members of Parliament have called for the establishment of fire brigade departments at the different regional police stations across the country in order to prevent destruction of property and loss of life in cases of fire.The proposal follows a fire arising after a fuel tanker overturned in…

MPs raise red flag on excess budget releases for districts

The Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government) has questioned the motive behind excess release of budgets to districts saying that this has contributed to low absorption of funds.  This was contained in the committee’s report on the report of the Auditor General for the Financial Year 2022/…

Speaker gives Shs100m to women’s forum

The Uganda Women’s Movement, an organisation which brings together women advocacy groups, on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 called on Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, who asked the group to focus on the plight of rural women.The Speaker announced a Shs100 million pledge towards the construction of…

Address non-payment of university lecturers – Speaker Among

The Speaker, Anita Among has tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to present a status update on the payment of salaries to part-time lecturers at Kyambogo University.The Speaker's directive follows concerns by Soroti West Division Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Jonathan Ebwalu who said the…

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