Parliament approves Shs4.86 Trillion Supplementary Budget for FY 2023/24
Parliament has passed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, approving government spending of an additional Shs4.86 trillion to meet urgent and unforeseen expenditure needs above the budget for the Financial Year 2023/2024.
The…
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Parliament Waives Stamp Duty on agreements, Imposes New Tax on Hides and Skins Exports
Parliament has passed the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025 introducing a “near-duty” classification and effectively scrapping the longstanding Shs15,000 duty on agreements and mortgage deeds.
The Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the…
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House rejects seven year tax waiver for Bujagali; exempts tax from start-up businesses
Lawmakers have rejected a proposal to grant Bujagali Hydro Power Project Company a seven year tax waiver but instead approved an amendment in the Income Tax (Amendment), Bill 2025 exempting the company from income tax for a year.
The Income…
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MPs commence consideration of UPDF Bill
The joint Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Defence and Internal Affairs has commenced consideration of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, a day after it was presented for first reading in Parliament.…
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MPs ask Works Ministry to explain road crisis
Parliament has directed the Minister of State for Works and Transport (Works), Hon. Musa Ecweru, to present a comprehensive status report on the country’s road infrastructure inherited from the now-defunct Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA…
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Parliament Pays Tribute to Pope Francis’ Exemplary Leadership Style
Parliament has paid tribute to the late Pope Francis, celebrating his compassionate leadership and lifelong commitment to humility and justice.
The House sitting, chaired by Speaker Anita Among on Tuesday 13 May 2025, commended the Pontiff’…
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Govt in talks with World Bank to revamp 160 secondary schools
Government is in negotiations with the World Bank for new funding aimed at refurbishing 160 traditional secondary schools in the country, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Ramathan Ggoobi, has said…
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Amended Bill seeking military trial of civilians tabled in Parliament
Parliament on Tuesday, 13 May 2025 received the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which among other proposals seeks to empower military courts to try civilians under certain circumstances.
The Bill, presented for its…
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