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Increase public awareness on corruption, Speaker urges IGG

Speaker Anita Among has urged the Inspectorate of Government (IG) to increase public awareness campaigns in the fight against corruption.The Speaker urged the IG to create friendship with the citizens to facilitate the smooth and easy gathering of vital information on the corrupt.“I know you are…

Audit your land, Parliament tells Govt

Following an inquiry of the Public Accounts Committee (Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises - COSASE), Parliament has called for an audit of all government-owned land which is said to be presently at risk of grabbers.The House, while debating COSASE report on the Auditor General…

URA registers growth in VAT revenue

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) registered a 13 per cent growth in Value Added Tax (VAT) in the year ended 30 June 2023.This is contained in a report of the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) which observed that the growth was largely…

Deputy Speaker advocates for business-like governance to improve public trust

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, says running government on a business model can lead to effective management of programmes like Emyooga and the Parish Development Model.“In business, the moment you treat your customer well, the moment you give them an experience, then your business is bound to…

Bill to change LOP selection process tabled for First Reading

The Member of Parliament for Mityana County South, Hon. Richard Lumu, has finally tabled the long awaited Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to alter the mode of selection of the Leader of the Opposition and other positions reserved for the Opposition in Parliament.…

Focus on the mining sector to achieve desired growth - Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, says government must unlock the potential in the minerals sector if it is to achieve its ambitious goal of growing the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from US$55 billion to US$500 billion by 2039.Tayebwa based his proposal on the wide coverage of high…

MPs Laud Nabbanja for Scooping Prestigious Global Leadership Award

Members of Parliament have lauded the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, for scooping a prestigious global women leadership award in New York, USA.The Global Power Women Award was presented to Uganda’s premier by the UK-based Centre of Economic and Leadership Development during the 2024 Global Power…

Makerere University proposes legislation to tackle teacher salaries

Makerere University leadership has proposed that enhanced remuneration of teachers should be included in the National Teachers Bill, 2024.The call was made on Tuesday, 01 October 2024 during a meeting between the Committee on Education and Sports with officials from public universities, the…

Hospitals should keep Non-Tax Revenue to improve services

The Non-Tax Revenue (NTR) estimated at Shs600 billion that is generated by referral hospitals across the country should be retained by the facilities and used to improve on services offered.The proposal was put forward by the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, during a meeting with the leadership of…

Parliament passes Bills returned by President

Parliament has reconsidered and passed two Bills that were returned by the President in July 2024.The Higher Education Students’ Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and The National Commission for UNESCO (Amendment) Bill, 2024 were passed during plenary on Thursday, 26 September 2024 after a debate on…

Pay Members of District Service Commissions - MPs

In a bid to tackle corruption and improve functionality of District Service Commissions, lawmakers have proposed commensurate remuneration of members of the commissions.The report of the Committee on Public Service and Local Government on Functionality of District Service Commissions, City Service…

Minister appeals for expedited access to disaster monies

For the second day running, weather and climate-induced disasters continue to dominate parliamentary debates with legislators calling on government to prioritise funding for disaster management in the country.The debate was triggered by a statement from the Minister of State, Office of the Prime…

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