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UMSC lobbies for passing of ‘Administration of Muslim Personal Law’ Bill
KAMPALA, February 16, 2025 – Uganda Muslim Supreme Council [UMSC] has urged Parliament to expeditiously cause the tabling of the Administration of Muslim Personal Law Bill, aimed at adjudicating over matters related…
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2026 elections: MPs unhappy with EC’s voter registration exercise
KAMPALA, February 14, 2025 – Members of Parliament have raised concern over irregularities and alleged misconduct in the ongoing general update of the National Voters Register ahead of the 2026 general elections.…
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MPs urge gov’t to review co-funding for major irrigation programme
KAMPALA, February 14, 2025 – Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have described the 25 percent co-funding requirement for farmers to access the Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme as unrealistic and unaffordable for…
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UDB bosses quizzed over loan distribution
KAMPALA, February 11, 2025 –– Members of Parliament on the Committee of National Economy are concerned about distribution of the Uganda Development Bank [UDB] financing as the government seeks loans totalling US$…
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Pastor Ssempa wants polygamy for Christians in Marriage Bill
KAMPALA, Febraury 10, 2025 – The Pastor of Make-rere Community Church, Martin Ssempa has asked Parliament to legalise polygamy for Christians, criminalise adultery and set a minimum number of times for couples…
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MPs approve Shs 1.2trn to facilitate merged agencies
KAMPALA, February 10, 2025 – – Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of over Shs1.2 trillion to facilitate the transfer of funds from rationalised government agencies to the receiving institutions. The supplementary…
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Urgent action needed on human-wildlife conflict, gov’t urged
KAMPALA, February 5, 2025 – Government’s failure to fully fund the Uganda Wildlife Compensation Scheme has left hundreds of victims of human-wildlife conflict without financial relief. According to the Committee on Tourism,…
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Don’t cut parliament’s budget, legislators warn Finance Ministry
KAMPALA, February 5, 2025 –– The Members of Parliament [MPs] on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have protested the Ministry of Finance’s decision to slash Parliament’s budget by Shs 145 billion for…
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MPs reject free land for Bunyoro University over Shs 4.9bln compensation for trees
KAMPALA, January 30, 2025 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have advised government against acquiring free land to establish Bunyoro University after the landowner demanded Shs 4.9 billion in compensation for his pine…
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Museveni impressed by PDM impact in Lira
LIRA, January 30, 2025 – – President Yoweri Museveni and the First Lady, also the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni were on Tuesday hosted at the home of Vicky Apio…
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