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KCCA queried over delayed release of PDM funds

The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) have put the Minister of State for Kampala City and the management of Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) on the spot for delayed release of funds meant for the Parish Development Model (PDM).PDM is a government…

Among replaces 500 OPM iron sheets

Speaker Anita Among has returned 500 iron sheets she received from Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) which were meant for the disarmament programme in Karamoja sub-region.Among revealed this while chairing the plenary sitting of Wednesday, 15 March 2023.“I have always said I got a call that iron…

Pastors make proposals on anti-gay bill

The Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 is not necessary because there are already better legal provisions in the Penal Code, according to Pastor Solomon Male.While appearing before the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on Wednesday, 15 March 2023, Male said better enforcement of existing laws…

Fix city floods, Cosase tells KCCA

Members of Parliament on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) are unhappy with Kampala Capital City Authority’s management of the city floods.After torrential day long rains on Tuesday, 14 March 2023, floods descended on the city, killing one person and…

Parliament passes Law Revisions Bill

Section 2 of the Law Revision Act 2020 grants the Attorney General, working in tandem with the Uganda Law Reform Commission to continuously revise and lay before Parliament latest editions of the laws of Uganda.The revision process does not change the laws as such but are generally intended to…

Defence Committee to examine Police Sacco bank accounts

The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs will examine different bank accounts operated by Police Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO), Exodus. This arises from the observation that the Police Sacco that was founded in 2007 has been opening and operating new bank accounts each…

Musenero struggles to provide COVID-19 accountability

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero struggled to provide accountability documents to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (Central Governments)Musenero alongside the State House Comptroller, Jane Barekye on Tuesday, 14 March 2023 appeared before the committee…

Minister to present report on former staff of Science Ministry, REA

The Speaker, Anita Among has directed the State Minister for Public Service, Hon. Mary Mugasa present a report to Parliament on the fate of former staff of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).Among’s directive during the plenary sitting of…

PAC summons former Rwampara CAO

The Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) has summoned the former Rwampara Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Stephen Rubaihayo to respond to accountability queries.Rubaihayo, who was the accounting officer until September 2022 has been summoned to respond to the queries raised in the…

'Avail equal supplementary budgets for education institutions'

The Ministry of Education and Sports has been tasked to present a list of all the universities that sought supplementary funding in the Financial Year 2022/2023.This follows concerns by legislators on the Committee on Education and Sports that the accountability made by the ministry for…

UDB asked to account for loans disbursed

The Committee on National Economy has directed the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to provide details of the loans it has disbursed and their tangible benefits to the country’s economy.The committee was meeting with Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development officials accompanied by the…

Enhance trade between developing countries and the western world- Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has asked the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) member states to remove all non-tariff barriers saying that they are a hindrance to the entry of goods especially from developing countries.Addressing the 146th  Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Manama,…

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