Parliament appropriated 831 billion Shillings for the Parliamentary Commission for the financial year 2021/2022 but available information indicates that the budget was cut by 80 billion Shillings. This is one of the measures undertaken to reorganize government expenditure amidst the tough economic times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more ...Last week, the Uganda National Roads Authority- UNRA released a list of roads measuring 3,596.5 kilometres that will be constructed countrywide under the third phase of the National Development Plan- NDP III by 2025.
Read more ..."The directive of the president to ministry of education and health that beginning the financial 2021-2022 all contracts to build schools and schools should be given to UPDF contravenes both the Public finance management act and the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets -PPDA law!" -Mawokota South MP Yusuf Nsibambi
Read more ...THe women activists have conceded and agreed with President Museveni’s proposals on sharing the deceased estates in the Succession Amendment Bill 2021.
Read more ...This is one of the things that have been cited as those that need to quickly change as the clinic was on Thursday declared a Centre of Excellence for treating the hereditary blood condition that still claims up 80 per cent of the sufferers before the age of five in Uganda.
Read more ...The land measuring one acre is located in Bwizibwera Rutooma Town council was allocated to Uganda Dairy Cooperation by the Government in the 1990s.
Read more ...All the pastoralists intending to buy or hire land in the district will be required to first register with area leaders and be assessed by the security structures at the village, sub-county and the district level. All transactions involving pastoralists who are not registered will be nullified.
Read more ...The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has notified Members of Parliament that starting next week, they will be required to present Covid-19 vaccination cards to attend sittings.
Read more ...The hotel had been granted a payment of 3 Billion shillings in October last year as a stimulus package after its operations were hit by an outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns that paralysed the hospitality industry. According to UDC, a government entity that promotes industrial and economic development, the funds were approved after a request from Nile Hotel, the holder of the hotel on behalf of the government.
Read more ...The ban is being pushed by President Yoweri Museveni who has in the past months criticized the granting of bail to persons accused of capital offences pending determination of their cases.
Read more ...The abattoir has not undergone any major renovation since it was constructed over 20 years ago. It lacks a drainage system, running water system and electricity.
Read more ...In her communication to legislators on Thursday, Among confirmed that MP Ssegirinya was in Murchison Bay hospital undergoing treatment and that parliament is working out a way to have him get better treatment if he is referred.
Read more ...In his appeal, Galisonga contends that the learned trial Judge erred in law and fact when she found that there were illegal acts of violence and interference with his electioneering activities but that the offences did not affect the results of the election in a substantial manner.
Read more ...She said it is essential for all coffee farmers to join cooperatives and market their produce collectively. According to Wambi, because of the failure by farmers to join cooperatives, they have been cheated by middle men and that they lack the bargaining power and they are not in position to lobby for better markets.
Read more ...According to the promoters, the cancelled music festivals and concerts have not only affected the people in the industry but also allied businesses like the media, foods and beverages and transport, which greatly rely on entertainment. Having concerts during the Christmas holiday will help them in mitigate the effects of the lockdown on their livelihood.
Read more ...According to FUFA, the Big League will have 11 teams but play in a single group on a home and away basis. Previously the teams were supposed to be 12 but Water FC was excluded.
Read more ...According to the World Health Organisation, reports from the United Nations Children International Fund indicate a 2.2 billion shortfall of syringes for different volumes. One of the affected volumes is the 0.3 ml auto-disposable syringes that are needed for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination.
Read more ...President Yoweri Museveni issued a directive in May this year, giving a grace period of six months to miners under Kitumbi Small Scale and Artisanal Miners’ Association, to voluntarily vacate the place or be forcefully evicted. The directive followed complaints from the United Arab Emirates-based investor Rashed Alsuwaid of Horizon Energy Ltd that the artisans were disturbing his operations in the area.
Read more ...The Pakistan national identified as Ali Asim 23, was arrested on Wednesday evening inside Hoima sugar factory in Kikuube.
Read more ...Amolatar District leaders are questioning why the contractor was paid all the money before completing the works.
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