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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has asked Members of Parliament to refrain from using unparliamentary language while debating, saying the debates are broadcasted live to all Ugandans. This was after Manjia County MP and Opposition Whip John Baptist Nambeshe, talked about sex during the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi has tabled before Parliament the Income Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to provide for the limitation of deductions on petroleum operations. Musasizi tabled the Bill during the plenary sitting on Tuesday chaired by Speaker …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Government (IGG), Beti Olive Kamya has appealed to the Speaker of Parliament to create a select committee that can urgently consider a backlog of ombudsman reports that have not been scrutinized by the House. Kamya together with her deputies; Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has tasked Members of Parliament on the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children to develop and present the legislative agenda for children for the next five years. Oulanyah was on Friday speaking at the orientation workshop for MPs on the forum at Lake …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has urged Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to reduce its lending rate from 12 percent saying that access to affordable loans by majority of Ugandans is a key driver of socio-economic transformation. He made the remarks while meeting with the Board of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has lauded Marie Stopes Uganda for their commitment and visible progress in increasing availability of affordable health services across Uganda. He made the remarks at the hybrid event to officially open the new Marie Stopes Specialized Hospital and Maternity …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has urged government to come up with a plan to support private schools that have suffered financial loss due to the prolonged closure. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, government closed education institutions in March 2020, partially opened up in October and later imposed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has directed the Ministry of Works to expedite repair of critical bridges washed away by floods. The directive was a result of matters of national importance raised by MPs, Moses Aleper of Chekwii County, and Jessica Ababiku of Adjumai district, over the deplorable …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) has called on Parliament to align national policies to the National Planning Framework that is premised on the Vision 2040, annual budget and Ministerial Policy statements. According to the PSFU Executive Director Francis Kisirinya, the business community invests based on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Internal Affairs Gen. David Muhoozi has apologized to parliament for not following due processes of re-arresting MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana. Ssegirinya was re-arrested from Kigo prison on Monday, shortly after being granted bail by the High court in Kampala. He …