NEW CYBER LAW: Offenders Face Penalty Of Up To Shs 16m or 5 Years in Jail
Parliament has passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 privately moved by Hon. Muhammad Nsereko (Ind., Kampala Central), which imposes...
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Previous Ugandan Speakers, Their Dependants to Eat Big In New Law
Members of the Parliamentary Pension Scheme are lined up to access 20 percent of their contribution when the President assents...
MPs Recommend MUBS Management to Secure Court Order , Evict Land Squatters
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) is on the verge of losing land to squatters, the University’s Principal, Prof. Waswa Balunywa,...
Ugandans to Gain as MPs Pass Bill Promoting Local Content
Parliament has passed the National Local Content Bill, 2022 intended to foster promotion of local content in all but the...
Why President Museveni Returned Fisheries Bill to Parliament
President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2022 to Parliament for reconsideration. The bill that was passed...
Desist from protests on matters before Parliament – Speaker Among
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has advised the public to abstain from staging demonstrations against matters that are before...
Why Parliament Cancelled Nyege Nyege festival
Parliament has directed for the cancellation of Nyege Nyege, a controversial festival over concerns of immorality. The festival that is...
Invest Back Home: Tayebwa, Obua Urge Ugandan Diaspora
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged to champion efforts to establish Diaspora bonds. Deputy Speaker Tayebwa (in red tie)...
Legislators Laud National Water On Katosi Water Treatment Plant
Members of Parliament on the Committee on National Economy have hailed the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) for apt...
Gender Ministry Backs Law on City and Municipal Museums
Cities and municipalities will be mandated to establish public museums if Parliament adopts a proposal from the Ministry of Gender,...
Continued Railway Vandalism Worry Transport Ministry
The Ministry of Works and Transport has resorted to the use concrete sleepers over the steel ones in restoration of...
PARLIAMENT : 8 Bills Awaiting Presidential Assent
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked the Government Chief Whip to update to the House on the progress...
Why Parliament Scrapped Excise Duty on Confectionery
MPs have passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 scrapping taxes on sugar confectionery, sweets, gums, and chocolates. The bill...
IN THINGS ! King Ceasor Gives MP Mbwatekamwa Law Scholarship
Igara West Legislator Hon. Gaffa Mbwatekamwa King Ceasor Augustine Mulenga; the proprietor of King Ceasor University and Honorary Consul of...
Lawmakers Want Gov’t to Develop PDM Implementation Strategy
Government has been urged to develop a clear equitable allocation formula for funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM) that...
No Transfer of Local Gov’t Officers Who Abuse Office-Minister Rusoke
The Minister of State for Local Government, Hon. Victoria Rusoke Busingye, has undertaken to fight the abuse of office and...
Computer Misuse Amendment Bill 2022 Targeting Citizen Journalists- HRNJ-U
The Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ) and the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) want Members of Parliament to throw...
Parliament Rejects MP Lulume Bayiga’s Plea to Intervene in DP Woes
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has said that Parliament cannot involve itself in the internal Affairs of the Democratic Party...
Gender Minister Wants Museums & Monuments Bill, 2022 to Allow Establishment of Private Museums
The State Minister for Gender and Culture, Hon. Peace Mutuuzo, has appealed to MPs to involve her ministry in making...
Kimanya-Kabonera MP Bwanika Granted Leave to Introduce Contract Farming Bill
Parliament has granted Dr Abed Bwanika, the MP Kimaanya-Kabonera Division leave of the House to introduce the Contract Farming Bill...