Budget
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National
Civil society urges govt to clear domestic arrears
KAMPALA January 23, 2024 – The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group [ CSBAG ] wants government to enforce mechanisms aimed at controlling the increasing domestic arrears. The CSBAG officials expressed concern that…
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Northern
Lira University needs Shs 5bln for research and innovation
LIRA, January 22, 2024 – The Chancellor of Lira University, Justice Dr Joseph Benjamin Odoki has appealed to government to increase the institution’s research and innovation budget to at least Shs 5…
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National
MPs reject Shs 10bln for construction of NPA offices
KAMPALA, January 18, 2024 – Parliament’s Budget Committee has rejected a request of Shs 10 billion to construct the National Planning Authority [ NPA ] House in Kampala, saying government must first…
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Development
Foreign Affairs Ministry seeks Shs 6bln for post-NAM and G77+China summit activities
KAMPALA, January 17, 2024 – Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs has recommended the provision of a budget line worth Shs 4 billion and Shs 2bln to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to…
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Development
MPs endorse Shs 79bln needed for merger of public agencies
KAMPALA, January 17, 2024 – Parliament’s Committee on Public Service and Local Government chaired by the Bardege-Layibi Division Member of Parliament, Martin Ojara Mapenduzi, has recommended the provision of Shs79.3 billion in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi journalists Emyooga SACCO gets additional Shs 20mln
MASINDI, January 3, 2024 – Masindi Municipality Journalists Emyooga SACCO has received an addition of Shs 20 million following their good performance. The SACCO is among the 19 cluster SACCPO which got…
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Western
Kikuube holds budget conference with call to focus on service delivery
KIKUUBE, November 15, 2023 – The Kikuube Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Peter Bisoborwa has urged the district leaders and technical staff to double their efforts in providing service delivery. Speaking during a…
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Western
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom tables Shs 22.5bln budget
HOIMA – Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom intends to spend Shs 22.5 billion in the financial 2023-2024 compared to Shs 15.8bln planned for spending in the financial year 2021-2022. The budgetary estimates were presented days…
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National
MPs summon Kampala lawyer over Shs 39bln tea farmers’ compensation
KAMPALA – Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises [COSASE] has summoned lawyer Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi, a partner with Pathways Advocates over failure to account for Shs 39 billion meant…
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Western
URA to collect over Shs 30bln tax revenue in Mbarara
MBARARA – Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] expects to collect Shs 30.6 billion from Mbarara region to contribute to the overall target of Shs 29.7 trillion targeted in the current financial year 2023/24.…
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