MPs Punch Holes in Tian Tang Group Investors over Luzira Prisons Land Deal
A formal motion will be introduced in Parliament to determine the relocation of Luzira Prisons to make way for the...
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New Law to Abolish Non-Governmental Organisations Board
Legislators have scrapped the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Board returning its mandate of overseeing operations of NGOs back to the Ministry...
Speaker Among names invisible enemy fighting her
Speaking during the plenary today, Friday, 15 March, Speaker of parliament Anita Among, for the first in her own words,...
INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: The inside story of the Uganda Parliament Exhibition and Speaker Among’s opulent lifestyle
BY PEPPER INTELLIGENCE UNIT In its third week now, the citizen action behind the hashtag Uganda Parliament Exhibition raging on...
Mps task UDB to account for SMEs, women & youth cash
Mps have tasked the Government of Uganda (GoU) to present a value for money report in regard to several billions...
Police prime land shockingly leased to car dealers
Tayebwa during plenary Legislators have taken issue with how the Uganda Police Force (UPF) land that it leased to foreign companies...
Magogo, Speaker shakes bed well, welcomes twins
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and husband Moses Magogo have welcomed a set of twins, deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa...
CORNERED! Rukiga MP aspirant cited in shs39bn farmers’ cash swindle
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has summoned Rukiga County MP aspirant Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi to...
NMS denies responsibility of the Drug stock Outs after LOP Mpuuga Unearthed Shortages during oversight tour
The Leader of Opposition in parliament Mathias Mpuuga has tasked parliament to investigate the drug stock outs in Government facilities,...
OYAM BY-ELECTION! How NRM, M7, VP Alupo cajoled stubborn party contenders into stepping-down for Minister Engola’s son
On June 17th, the NRM party presented Junior Samuel Engola, the son of former Minister Macodwogo as the official flag...
CORNERED! Trade ministry bosses on defensive as probe pins them on shs3bn old cars, shs400M transport costs to E’bbe & shs6bn inflated renovation works
Some time back, this publication exclusively published a story where the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives top bosses were...
UNFAIR! MPs reject 90days leave for mothers who birth multiple children
Lawmakers have rejected the proposal to provide additional leave days for female employees who give birth to more than one...
UNEMPLOYMENT! Mps okay automatic contracts for casual workers after six months
Parliament has approved a provision in the Employment Amendment Bill 2022, mandating all employers to provide all employees with contracts...
BAILOUT! Parliament ‘gifts’ shs70Bn to bizman Magoola to boost his Pharmaceutical plant
Efforts by a section of Opposition MPs to warn Parliament against ‘gifting’ businessman Mathias Magoola with Shs70Bn to establish a...
RED FLAG! Parliament raises alarm on Shs86Trn public debt
Lawmakers have raised concern on the skyrocketing public debt, warning that the trend has left Uganda’s economy vulnerable and called...
DRIVERS’ NIGHTMARE! Parliament Okays shs2m fine for violating speed limit
Parliament has passed into law the Traffic and Road Safety Amendment Bill 2023, approving the proposal to increase fines for...
Gov’t, parliament clash over narcotic drugs new bill
Attorney General Kiwanuka Kiryowa clashed with lawmakers over attempts to reintroduce the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill, and...
HOOK OR CROOK! Gold tax must be paid, AG insists
The Attorney General, Kiwanuka Kiryowa has insisted that despite some gold exporters dragging the Government to court in protest of...
SPARED! Gov’t drops 5% tax levy on tech firms
By Prisca Wanyenya The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has backed off plans to impose tax on non-resident...
RELIEF! Parliament waives 7bn tax for state prosecutors
By Prisca Wanyenya Come July 2023, all state prosecutors will start smiling their way to their banks after Parliament approved...