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Parliament has passed a motion granting leave of the House to Bunya East MP James Waira Kyewalabye Majegere to introduce a Bill for an Act of Parliament to cater for out of school graduates from institutions of higher learning. The Private Member’s Motion seconded by Luuka North MP John Bagoole and …

The parliament committee on equal opportunities has ordered the immediate closure of Blue Wave Beverages Uganda Limited factory over failure to comply with minimal health standards. The directive was issued by the chairperson of the committee Mohammad Nsereko after an interface  on Tuesday with the directors of the beverages company …

Due to the increasing number of Ugandans facing starvation, the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to quickly operationalize the contingency fund to cater for emergencies. This was revealed when Keith Muhakanizi, the secretary to the Treasury appeared before the committee  to …

Parliament has approved a report and passed a motion seeking to establish a select committee to investigate alleged mismanagement of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). Top officials of the company have also been barred from travelling abroad until the probe is finished. Following the debate on a report “The predicament at …

Parliament on Tuesday defied President Yoweri Museveni’s directive to have the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2016 amended to allow MPs’ allowances to be taxed. “The Committee recommends that the Tax Bill be passed in its current form, and be sent back to the president for assent,” Henry Musasizi, the chairperson …

Uganda’s Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma has assured that public that the Court of Appeal is committed to hear and conclude all the over 140 election appeals within the stipulated time frame of six months. Kavuma, who is the head of the Court of Appeal, says the court has sufficient funds and ten justices, …

VIDEO: The Secretary to Treasury Keith Muhakanizi has accused the Uganda Parliamentary Commission of sabotaging the over 100 billion shillings government contingent funds project. He says the commission diverted the money to parliamentary activities, something that has made it hard for government to address famine in Isingiro and other parts of …

Hearing of a main application in which voter Habib Buwembo wants extension of time within which to file an election petition against MP Kato Lubwama, has resumed. High Court Judge Margret Oguli Oumo allowed the documents presented by Buwembo,  proving that his National ID was indeed stolen on October 11 …

Rubaga South MP Kato Lubwama on Friday breathed a sigh of relief after the High Court in Kampala dismissed an application by a voter Habib Buwembo, seeking to have Makerere University be party to a petition he intends to file if given permission. Buwembo had wanted Makerere University to be joined as …

Kampala High Court Judge Margret Oguli Oumo will on Friday give her ruling on whether Makerere University should be made a party in a case filed by a Rubaga South voter Habib Buwembo against his area MP Paul Kato Lubwama. Buwembo wants Makerere University joined as a third respondent with …