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Gulu residents call for quick completion of cancer Centre

Residents of Gulu City have asked Parliament to prioritise the completion of the regional cancer centre in the new financial year describing the rising cases of cancer patients in the region as distressing.According to the Laroo-Pece Member of Parliament, Hon. Charles Onen more than 10,000 cancer…

Speaker Pays Tribute to Late Speaker Jacob Oulanyah

Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among visited the home of the former Speaker, late Jacob Oulanyah, in Omoro District and laid a wreath on his grave.  Among made the visit on Tuesday, 27 August 2024 accompanied by Government Chief Whip,Hon. Hamson Obua, Commissioner Solomon Silwany, Kilak North MP Hon…

Gulu City all set to host MPs for regional sitting

Gulu City is bustling with activity as Members of Parliament (MPs) and other stakeholders decent upon it for the inaugural regional parliament sitting to be held from 28 to 30 August, 2024.This historic event has sparked a wave of activity, from cleaning up the streets to reorganising the town’s…

Army wants Education Ministry to host Kiswahili Council

The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs wants the Uganda National Kiswahili Council to be hosted under the Ministry of Education and Sports as the suitable institution to promote Kiswahili language.The Undersecretary in the Defence Ministry, James Mutabazi said their position is  premised on…

Grant of tax waiver to companies queried

Legislators on the Committee of Finance have questioned the manner and criteria the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)is using to extend tax waivers to companies and individuals.While appearing before the committee, the State Minister for Finance (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi said the tax…

Mass poultry deaths in Masaka not avian related - Minister

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has ruled out the outbreak of a strange poultry disease in Masaka District, quelling fears sparked by the discovery of over 3,500 dead birds in the area.The alarm was raised at the end of July 2024, when carcasses of poultry layers…

Team Uganda to 2024 Olympics lauded at Parliament

Government has lauded Team Uganda for exceptional performance in the recently concluded Olympics in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024.Uganda emerged 55th out of 206 countries that participated in the Olympics, wherein Joshua Cheptegei won a gold medal in the 10,00-metre race while Peruth…

Cabinet paper on waste management in the offing

The Government is working on a Cabinet paper to address both short-term and long-term needs of waste management, the Prime Minister has told Parliament.Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja was responding to concerns raised by Members of Parliament (MPs) following the collapse of the Kiteezi landfill…

Monkeypox: Health minister says Uganda managing outbreak

The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has assured Ugandans that the outbreak of monkeypox (Mpox) in the country is under control and being managed efficiently by her ministry."An emergency response mechanism, the Incident Management System, consistent to what was used to respond to the COVID-…

Gov’t to protect farmers against declining sugarcane prices

Government has offered to support sugarcane farmers’ value addition efforts as a protective measure against price fluctuations.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives - together with that of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, will support farmers through their cooperatives to…

Boarding Schools should be Optional for Learners - PM

The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has said that the boarding of learners should be optional and not mandatory.Nabbanja’s said this during the Prime Minister’s Time on Thursday, 15 August 2024 following a question raised by the Kanungu District Woman Representative, Hon. Patience Kinshaba.Kinshaba…

Tayebwa orders investigation into Zoka forest depletion

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to visit Zoka Forest Reserve in Adjumani District following reports of grave encroachment and depletion.Tayebwa said he watched a television documentary which uncovered illegal lumbering and charcoal…

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