Parliament
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Govt considers including village chairpersons on list of beneficiaries
OMORO, January 15, 2024 – Government is considering including Local Council One [LCI] chairpersons in the country as beneficiaries of the ongoing Parish Development Model [PDM] whose aim is to move poor…
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Development
MPs raise concerns over Uganda’s debt burden
KAMPALA, January 13, 2024 – The increasing debt burden facing Uganda continues to bother Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee who have put the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development…
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Northern
Amuru district seeks more time to complete road works
AMURU, January 11, 2024 – Amuru district authorities are engaged in negotiations with the Ministry of Local Government to have the contract period for the ongoing road works extended. In June 2020,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Parliament to curb public borrowing, says Speaker Among
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has reiterated Parliament’s commitment to check public borrowing. Among said this on Tuesday while receiving the Annual Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts…
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Eastern
UMEME invests Shs 3.2bln to stabilise power supply in Eastern Uganda
MBALE, January 9, 2024 – Power distributor, UMEME, has injected over Shs 3.2 billion aimed at stabilising power supply in Mbale City and other areas in Eastern Uganda. Of recent, local media…
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Central
Commonwealth Speakers commend CIPLA Quality Chemicals
KAMPALA, January 8, 2024 – Speakers and Presiding Officers from the Commonwealth days ago visited the CIPLA Quality Chemicals Industries Ltd [CIPLA QCIL] in Luzira, Kampala where they lauded the factory for…
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National
Speaker Among commends CSPOC on best legislative practices
KAMPALA, December 5, 2024 – The 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth [CSPOC] countries will accrue multiplier effects in harmonising legislation and Parliamentary practices, Speaker Anita Among has…
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National
Deputy Speaker praises Justice Kanyeihamba
KAMPALA, January 2, 2024 – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has lauded the former Supreme Court Judge, Justice George William Kanyeihamba for his contribution to the judiciary and politics of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BCU donates Shs 20mln towards Mt Elgon Trek
MBALE, December 31, 2023 – In a display of generosity, Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU], the only active cooperative union in Eastern Uganda, has made a remarkable donation of Shs 20 million towards…
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Health
Health Ministry says minimum age for alcohol drinkers should be 21
The Ministry of Health has proposed to have the minimum age, for people allowed to drink alcohol in Uganda raised from 18 to 21 years. The Ministry avers that at 18 years, one’s…
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