Politics
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MPs question excess budget releases for districts
KAMPALA, October 24, 2024 — Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts [Local Government ] has questioned the motive behind excess release of budgets to districts saying that this has contributed to low absorption…
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Forestry Authority pushed to Water ministry
KAMPALA, October 24, 2024 – Parliament has passed the National Forestry and Tree Planting [Amendment] Bill, 2024, as part of the ongoing government policy on rationalisation of its agencies. The Bill aims…
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Commonwealth leaders urged to work harder to leave no woman behind
APIA, October 23, 2024 — Commonwealth leaders are being urged to work harder to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls in the 56…
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Cabinet to decide on Kiswahili Council Bill after minsters disagree
KAMPALA, October 21, 2024 — Following the dispute over ownership of the Uganda National Kiswahili Council Bill, 2023, Cabinet will at its next meeting disclose which ministry will own the Bill. The…
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Amongi empowers members of mining cooperative in Lira City
LIRA CITY, October 19, 2024 – Members of the Artisanal Miner Cooperative Society Limited, engaged in stone quarrying in Lira City East Division, received tools to enhance their business operations. Gender Minister…
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New Cooperative Bill to reform and boost sector growth
NAIROBI, October 19, 2024 — The Cooperative Bill 2024, which the Kenyan Parliament is presently scrutinising, aims to tackle the persistent governance and management issues afflicting the cooperative sector, according to Wycliffe…
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COSASE report reveals abuse of payrolls in gov’t agencies
KAMPALA, October 18, 2024 — Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises [PAC-COSASE] has raised concerns over the mismanagement of salary payrolls across various government ministries and departments.…
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Buganda, Bugisu politicians unite in bid to save UCDA
KAMPALA, October 18, 2024 — Members of Parliament from the Buganda and Bugisu regions have issued stern warnings against any attempt to dissolve the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA], stating that such…
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House Committee concerned over rising domestic arrears
KAMPALA, October 17, 2024 — Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee [Central Government] has raised concerns over Uganda’s financial management revealing a Shs 4.4 trillion gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue. In a…
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Ntungamo dairy coop bosses suspended over missing Shs 28bln
NTUNGAMO, October 16, 2024 – The board of the Ntungamo Dairy Farmers Cooperative Union [NDFCU] has been suspended amid allegations of misappropriating Shs 28.6 billion. The decision was made during a special…
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