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Musenero struggles to provide COVID-19 accountability

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero struggled to provide accountability documents to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (Central Governments)Musenero alongside the State House Comptroller, Jane Barekye on Tuesday, 14 March 2023 appeared before the committee…

Minister to present report on former staff of Science Ministry, REA

The Speaker, Anita Among has directed the State Minister for Public Service, Hon. Mary Mugasa present a report to Parliament on the fate of former staff of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).Among’s directive during the plenary sitting of…

PAC summons former Rwampara CAO

The Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) has summoned the former Rwampara Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Stephen Rubaihayo to respond to accountability queries.Rubaihayo, who was the accounting officer until September 2022 has been summoned to respond to the queries raised in the…

'Avail equal supplementary budgets for education institutions'

The Ministry of Education and Sports has been tasked to present a list of all the universities that sought supplementary funding in the Financial Year 2022/2023.This follows concerns by legislators on the Committee on Education and Sports that the accountability made by the ministry for…

UDB asked to account for loans disbursed

The Committee on National Economy has directed the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to provide details of the loans it has disbursed and their tangible benefits to the country’s economy.The committee was meeting with Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development officials accompanied by the…

Enhance trade between developing countries and the western world- Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has asked the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) member states to remove all non-tariff barriers saying that they are a hindrance to the entry of goods especially from developing countries.Addressing the 146th  Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Manama,…

Speaker Among rallies leaders in preservation of cultural norms

Speaker Anita Among has said citizens must hold their leaders accountable and ensure that they support legislative endeavours that seek to preserve and protect Uganda's cultural norms. Speaking at the handover of solar systems to 49 government aided schools in Budiope East Constituency at Naloose…

Shs2 billion expenditure on transport by cotton company questioned

Legislators have questioned a supplementary expenditure of Shs2 billion by the Cotton Development Company (CDO) on transport rebate for Fine Spinners Cotton Company Limited. Members of Parliament on the Committee of Agriculture expressed disappointment with the decision of CDO to request for the…

Bushenyi-Ishaka officials quizzed over payroll anomalies

The Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) has quizzed Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipal Council officials over alleged mismanagement of the payroll which affected timely payment of new employees’ salaries.This arises from the Auditor General’s report for Financial Year 2021/2022 which revealed that…

Govt to challenge court order on gold tax after MPs query

Following pressure from the House, the Attorney General has revealed that government will challenge the interim orders exempting payment of taxes on gold exports.Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka made the disclosure while responding to concerns raised by legislators on a waiver issued by the Ministry of Energy…

Govt urged on lasting solution for disasters

Parliament has implored government to find lasting solutions to recurrent disasters, citing River Nyamwamba in Kasese District which is said to flood at least three times a year.Legislators said it was unbecoming that every year the country experiences devastating effects of floods which could be…

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