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NSSF debate: Finance committee faces heat
The debate was also adjourned to tomorrow after Gender Minister Betty Amongi failed to turn up at Parliament → Read More
LIST: Over 100 CAOs, town clerks moved in major shakeup
The latest list issued by the Ministry of Local Government shows Abim, Amolatar, Amudat, Arua, Bukwo, Bulambuli, and Buliisa, among the districts without CAOs → Read More
Iron sheet saga: Opposition MPs join campaign to kick out Kitutu
The MPs also demanded that Mary Gorreti Kitutu and other ministers implicated in the scandal be prosecuted for abuse of office and causing loss of government property → Read More
Iron sheets scandal: Ministers speak out
The ministers say they distributed the iron sheets to victims of natural disasters → Read More
Car owners to pay Shs735,000 for digital number plates
The government had earlier indicated that it would start with about 1,000 to 1,500 of its cars before opening it up to the rest of the public → Read More
How MPs intend to regulate school fees
Parliament has instructed a committee to come up with a comprehensive report addressing the issue in both government and private institutions → Read More
Parliament rejects committee report on school fees
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, said the report fell short of the expectations of the House and ordered the committee to work on a new comprehensive and better report → Read More
Microfinance institutions demand bank status
“In Uganda now, everybody wants to be what they are not. When you call yourself a bank, there is a lot of burden that comes with that and number one is operations and credit risk management. → Read More
MPs propose stringent measures at Entebbe airport
The House chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa tasked the minister to separate the management of the airport from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCCA) → Read More
Countries, firms commit to fight neglected tropical diseases
The Leading global organisations and countries have announced new commitments to help strengthen efforts to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) → Read More
126 MPs sign petition to kick Namuganza out of Cabinet
Mr Yona Musinguzi, the seconder of the motion, yesterday told the Monitor that by the time he had checked, at least 126 legislators had appended their signatures and more were still flocking to sign → Read More
Museveni preaches health, security gospel in America
The Ugandan leader, according to the official programme, was to speak on the theme “partnering for sustainable health cooperation” alongside his Botswanan and Moroccan counterparts → Read More
Namuganza censure: Why long road ahead beckons
Ms Persis Namuganza provoked the ire of a House she is a member of, with her fellow lawmakers accusing her of being in contempt of Parliament → Read More
Minister Namuganza faces censure
The minister has been accused of contempt of the House and gross misbehaviour → Read More
Ugandan officials used rats to eat Covid cash
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations contracted firms that were not prequalified to provide services → Read More
Inside govt’s plan to implement MPs resolutions
Among the key resolutions that Parliament passed was urging the government to address challenges facing the girl-child and children in general in the digital era → Read More
Inside the battle for workers’ union
The impeached Notu chairperson has accused his political foes of plotting to eject him and instal puppets in order to prevent finance-related and maladministration scrutiny → Read More
Govt pledges to improve family planning uptake
The government has committed to annually ring-fence 50 percent of the reproductive health commodities budget for modern family planning methods → Read More
Buganda royals lose Mutungo land to businessman Kasasa
Mr Kasasa says the ruling now gives him a chance to start earning revenue from his investments → Read More
Bodas a death trap for users
The research findings paint a grim picture of a messy transport industry that will cost the governments a huge health burden inform of carbon emissions and treatment for casualties → Read More