Parliament
-
Cooperatives & Communities
Hope as Apac fishermen officially launch SACCO
APAC, October 13, 2023 – A section of fishermen in Ibuje Sub-county in Apac district have officially launched its SACCO with the hope that it will help boost their savings and credit…
Read More » -
National
Parliament to appraise govt mechanical workshops
KAMPALA, October 13, 2023 – Following an outcry by Members of Parliament, the Committee on Physical Infrastructure has been assigned to assess the state of regional mechanical workshops established by government. The…
Read More » -
National
Rainwater Harvesting and Storage Bill in the offing
KAMPALA, October 12, 2023 – Parliament has granted Tororo Municipality Member of Parliament Apollo Ofwono Yeri leave to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Rainwater (Harvesting and Storage] Bill”. The MP…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
MP faults Masindi district senior staff for denying her PDM data
MASINDI, October 12, 2023 – Florence Asiimwe, the Masindi district Woman Member of Parliament has faulted two staff of the local government for frustrating her oversight role, saying they have denied her…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka City: Over Shs 1.8bln PDM cash lying idle on bank accounts
MASAKA, October 10, 2023 – Authorities in Masaka City have failed to disburse over Shs 1.8 billion PDM funds to the intended beneficiaries in 25 wards in the city due to a…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
MPs query committee investigating cooperatives over war reparations
KAMPALA, September 28, 2023 – The opposition Members of Parliament have castigated the method being used by parliament’s committee investigating cooperatives that received war reparations from the government. According to the MPs…
Read More » -
Eastern
Sigh of relief as residents in Namisindwa finally get clean water
NAMISINDWA, September 20, 2023 – Residents of Namisindwa district in Eastern Uganda have a reason to smile as they now have access to clean water. This is after a gravity flow water…
Read More » -
Central
Wakiso khat growers and traders threaten to demonstrate over Narcotics Bill
WAKISO, September 14, 2023 – Khat growers and traders in Wakiso district have threatened to demonstrate should President Yoweri Museveni assent to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill, 2023 reintroduced by the government. The…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Compensating coops for war losses: Gov’t blamed for not involving district leaders
LIRA, September 11, 2023 – Leaders from Lango and Bunyoro sub-regions have said the money released to cooperatives by the government as compensation for war losses was abused because district local governments…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
War loss compensation: Treasurer of Lango Cooperative Union arrested
LIRA, September 7, 2023 – A top official of Lango Cooperative Union [LCU] was detained overnight at Lira Police Station for allegedly mishandling part of the Shs 6 billion that government released…
Read More »