The Minister of State for Primary Health Care, Dr. Joyce Moriku says that the ministry is fast tracking a supplementary request of shillings 2 billion to facilitate the 1,170 medical interns currently deployed across Uganda.
Read more ...The report presented by the Primary Health Care State Minister, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu to the Parliamentary Health Committee, shows that the two interns carried out an emergency C-Section to save the life of a woman who was bleeding uncontrollably.
Read more ...According to Jagwe, while the association submitted a funding request of Shillings 25 million to the National Council of Sports-NCS in September, they haven’t received the money. He says they reminded the NCS in early October, about their financial needs to ensure smooth organization for the championships
Read more ...The committee held its first meeting in May in Dar-Es-Salam, Tanzania, the second meeting in Nairobi, Kenya in August and the third meeting in Kampala this week. But representatives from both countries have skipped all preparatory meetings for the annual competition.
Read more ...The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga issued the directive after the Presidency Minister, Esther Mbayo, failed to state how much money government requires to fulfill President Yoweri Museveni’s pledge to supply free sanitary pads to primary school girls.
Read more ...Out of the 54 African states, 34 have ratified the charter. They include Ghana, Sudan, Rwanda and South Africa. Uganda, Burundi, Somalia, and Zimbabwe signed but have not ratified it, while 6 states, Tanzania, Egypt, Botswana, Eritrea, Libya and Morocco have not signed or ratified.
Read more ...Kadaga says MPs shouldn’t meet and agree with the Executive on matters before the House. She cited the 1995 Uganda Constitution and Administration of Parliament Act, 2000, which provides for among others the independence of parliament as one of the arms of government.
Read more ...Otekat also disclosed that the cost of repairing the air craft has risen over the last five years from US $2 million to US$10 million warning that it could increase further if money isn’t provided soon.
Read more ...According to Mbadi, the money is for wages, clothing, food, fuel and training of over 23,000 personnel.
Read more ...Kateregga told MPs that the student's strike at Makerere University that started on October 22 is not yet over and that it will continue until the policy is recalled and reviewed. He explained that private students want the policy implemented for only those who joined in the August 2019 intake because the 15 percent tuition increment was factored in during the processing and appropriation of the 2019/2020 financial year budget of the university.
Read more ...Josephine Watera, the Assistant Director Monitoring and Evaluation, says the proposed petitioning system is in line with Parliament’s desire to improve and increase public participation in parliamentary business. Watera says that apart from the electronic petitioning system, the ICT Department is also expected to design an application to allow input of the public into the legislation process and undertake stakeholder mapping during the processing of bills.
Read more ...According to the Corporate Planning and Strategy Department Director, Moses Bisase, Parliament enacted 77 percent of the planned Bills in the last three financial years, passed 125 percent of the planned resolutions, majority of which were loans to facilitate infrastructure development and completed the audits of the Office of the Auditor General that had been pending for 12 years.
Read more ...MPs led by the Butebo Woman MP, Agnes Ameede and West Budama North, Marksons Jacob Oboth pointed out that operations of some committees are impeded by wanting staff including clerks, who are at times undisciplined and unprofessional.
Read more ...Parliament has resolved to honour gold medalists, Halimah Nakaayi and Joshua Cheptegei for flying the Uganda flag high at the recent Doha World Athletics Championships.
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