Category: Parliament
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Speaker Among declares her wealth to IGG
She also advised the IGG to keenly heed the persistent calls from the public to tackle corruption.
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Govt needs Shs5 trillion for national road projects
The Speaker Anita Among directed the Ministry of Finance to provide a response on the lack of funding for road projects.
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Anti-gay bill to be re-tabled
Sarah Opendi (NRM, Tororo District) called on law enforcement agencies including Uganda Police and the NGO Board to ensure apprehension of perpetrators.
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Carry your own cross- Speaker Among tells officials in iron sheet saga
Among said the committee on Presidential Affairs is probing the allegations, following a petition by the Karamoja legislators on 15 February 2023.
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NSSF Probe: Byarugaba Trashes Minister Amongi’s Allegations of mismanagement of NSSF
Richard Byarugaba the former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund has refuted claims of mismanagement of the Fund as alleged by Betty Amongi; the Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development. Byarugaba was on Friday 3rd February, appearing before the select Parliamentary committee investigating mismanagement claims at the Fund with a focus on…
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NSSF’s Shs6 billion request was legal – Minister Amongi
Kimbowa had told the committee that the Shs6 billion under the 2022/2023 budget was not approved by the board because it did not have a work plan.
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Cosase clamps down on extortionate weigh-bridge officials
By Our Reporter Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts, Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has tasked the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to investigate its weigh-bridge officials involved in corruption, saying they run a cartel. In day three of Cosase’s probe into UNRA, Committee Chairperson, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has tasked the roads agency with…
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Parliament starts probe into UNRA audit queries
By Our Reporter The Committee on Public Accounts – Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has commenced inquiries into audit queries on the Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra), with virements and reallocation of employee costs. First was on a reallocation of Shs58 billion as virements- the permission given to accounting officers under the Public…
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Matter of National importance in the House
Rt. Hon. Speaker, in February, the Electoral Commission issued a road map detailing the various activities to be conducted under the program for elections of Women Councils and Committees from the Village to the National level However, the EC says whereas they had a budget 35.6 billion shillings to conduct the entire exercise only 15.6…
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MPs cast doubt on ROKO’s capacity to complete Mulago renovation
By Our Reporter The Health Committee of Parliament chaired by Koboko Municipality MP Dr Charles Ayume has cast doubt on the efficiency of ROKO Construction Company to complete the renovation works at Mulago since they are engaged in constructing many other buildings in the country, Trumpet Need reports. The MPs said that when they visited…