Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has returned the National Local Content Bill, 2022 to Parliament for the second time asking the House to reconsider his earlier recommendations which he said have not been fully addressed. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa made the revelation as he chaired the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has returned the National Local Content Bill, 2022 to Parliament for reconsideration. Speaker Anita Among made the announcement while chairing the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 01 March 2024. The President’s letter to the Speaker dated 19 January 2023 details sections that ought to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance in charge of Planning, Amos Lugoloobi has asked lawmakers to conduct extensive research on the Local Content Bill arguing that in its current form, 90 per cent of the proposed law is procurement related. The Private Member’s Bill seeks to …
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Non-governmental Organisations have advised the government to expedite passing of the local content bill and increase funding for the Small and Medium Enterprises in the upcoming national budget. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In a joint communique dated Jan.15, the NGOs under their umbrella organisation, Civil Society Budget Advocacy …
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liament Kasanda North legislator Patrick Nsamba was on Feb.24 granted leave of parliament to introduce a private members bill on local content. The bill according to Nsamba seeks to address issues of job creation through use of local expertise, value addition and also provides for the establishment of the National …
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