Museveni Assents to Computer Misuse Bill, Offenders Face 10 Years in Jail, Fines up to Shs15M
A month after the Ugandan parliament passed the controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has signed it...
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Deputy Speaker Pledges Parliament Support to Kiira Car Plant
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged Parliament's support to the Kiira Motors Corporation that is currently constructing...
ON KNEES! KACITA wants MPs representatives for traders & manufacturers
By our reporter A section of manufacturers, traders and logistic operators are demanding for representation in Parliament, arguing that the...
EALA POLLS FALLOUT! Gilbert Agaba rushes to court to annul the election
One of the candidates in the recently concluded East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) elections has vowed to rush to court to...
Government to Regulate District, City Property Sharing
The Ministry of Local Government is finalizing the preparation of regulations to facilitate sharing of property between new cities and...
West Nile Stakeholders Irked by Constant Power Outages
Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central) are irked by the power outages in West Nile that have...
Parliament Tasks Gov’t On Funding For Mental Health Services
MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country. Butabika...
SWEET BURDEN! Mps want civil servants to contribute to own pension
By our reporter A section of legislators have proposed to have civil servants employed by the government to dedicate a...
Parliament to Budget for Contingency Fund to Curb Supplementaries
Legislators have committed to budget for a contingency fund in the next budget cycle after it was left out in...
IMPRACTICAL! Parliament wants ban on appointing medics as hospital accountants
By our reporter Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has recommended to the Government to end the practice of appointing medical workers...
Why Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Halted Committee Field Activities
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, has directed the Clerk to Parliament to stop committees from conducting...
Gov’t Admits to Mistakes in Parish Development Model
The Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi has admitted making some mistakes as government which resulted in mismanagement of some...
INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING ! New leads on Speaker Among murder emerge
Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among BY PEPPER INTELLIGENCE UNIT Last week, the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Anita Annet Among...
TOO RISKY! Stop buying second hand Ambulances before approval, govt cautions MPs
By Prisca Wanyenya The Minister of State for Health, Anifa Kawooya has asked lawmakers to stop the purchase of ambulances...
DRIVE SAFELY! Monthly cost of treating road carnage victims shoots to Shs1.5bn at Mulago, report
By Prisca Wanyenya The Ministry of Health has expressed concerns over the increasing cost of treating victims of road crashes,...
Busitema University Grappling With Understaffing
Legislators sitting on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) - Central Government were stunned to learn that Busitema University is operating...
Parliament Orders Health Ministry To Reveal Treatment Costs At Mulago’s Heart, Cancer Institutes
Parliament has tasked the Ministry of Health to present a statement on the costs of treatment at the Uganda Heart...
Ugandan Parliament Pays Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Parliament has paid tribute to the late Queen of England, Elizabeth II, describing her leadership as extraordinary in the development...
STOP WORDS AND TABLE EVIDENCE: Minister Namuganza Asks Committee Investigating Her
Hon. Persis Namuganza, the Minister of State for Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Housing), has differed with a House committee...
COSASE Gives Uganda Airlines CEO Bamuturaki a Two-Week Ultimatum to Sort Out Name Discrepancies
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has directed the Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Bamuturaki,...