National News

By Ritah Kemigisa. Members of Parliament have expressed disappointment over the delay in implementation of the World Bank funded Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) Program in Jinja town. MPs were annoyed by recent media reports alleging that the contractor abandoned work in Jinja Municipality due to non-payment yet […]

By Moses Kyeyune. Bank of Uganda has withdrawn earlier documents submitted to the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises. The decision has been announced by the committee chairperson Abdu Katuntu at the opening of the meeting this morning. The committee has realized that fresh submissions have been […]

By Ritah Kemigisa. Government is set to roll out registration and issuance of national identity cards to prison inmates. This has been revealed by the minister of state for internal affairs Obiga Kania after members of parliament on the defense committee asked him to clarify on whether they had plans […]

By Moses Kyeyune. The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija is on the spot for allegedly frustrating Parliament business by clamping down on private members’ bills. The anomaly has been earthed by the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga while presiding over House business this afternoon. The Speaker says that the Ministry has resorted […]

By Ssebuliba Samuel. Government intends to table before parliament new amendments in physical planning bill focusing on minimizing mushrooming slums across the country. While appearing before National economy committee, the state minister for urban planning Isaac Musumba said that the new amendments will stringent existing physical planning Act to empower […]