Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission is set to announce the specific date for elections of Members of Parliament and Local Government councils, leaving out the date for the Presidential elections pending nominations. This was revealed by the Attorney General William Byaruhanga while presenting a statement to Parliament …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected President Yoweri Museveni’s proposal to tax businesses declaring losses in the current financial year 2020/2021. This is now the fourth consecutive time that the government’s proposal is suffering defeat. The decision was taken during a debate on Tuesday, in which MPs reconsidered …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved 200 billion Shillings to support Uganda’s quest to jointly construct a 223-kilometre road with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Uganda and DRC entered a bilateral agreement to implement strategic infrastructure projects which includes constructing the road from Kasindi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has stayed the hearing of an application challenging the process leading to the allocation of 10 billion Shillings to Members of Parliament for Covid-19 activities. On Tuesday, the head of Civil Division Justice Michael Elubu stayed the application filed by Ntungamo …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the Attorney General William Byaruhanga to guide parliament on a court order stopping the disbursement of sh10 billion allocated to the legislature for activities aimed at containing Coronavirus- COVID-19. The court order against the Parliamentary Commission …
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