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Public consultations open on Anti-Counterfeit Bill
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MPs raise queries on land titles of project-affected persons
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Speaker Among courts MPs to relocate CPA Africa Office from London
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Tayebwa asks Church to champion wealth creation
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House committee throws weight behind revival of silkworm project
The Committee of Science, Technology and Innovation has urged the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monicah Musenero, to revive the sericulture project that government was financing.
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Bill to regulate surrogacy tabled in parliament
The intention of the Bill is to address the gaps caused by the absence of a legal framework on human assisted reproductive technology in Uganda.
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Public Finance Management Act to be amended - minister
The finance ministry is undertaking consultations that will lead to amendment of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015 to effectively cater for the budgeting process through the Legislature.
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MPs back surplus funding to boost national broadcaster
An extensive report by the Committee on Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance (ICT) has swayed Members of Parliament (MPs) into supporting for the increased funding to the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC).
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Man arrested for killing wife after she denied him sex
Police in Arua district have arrested a 48-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife for denying him conjugal rights.
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Speaker Among solves KCCA labourers’ payment woes
Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has resolved the year-long payment troubles of the Kampala Capital City Authority’s casual labourers.
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ICT Ministry given three-month deadline to table Copyright Bill
Parliament has directed the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Chris Baryomunsi, to table the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill by May 2024 which seeks to introduce amendments to several provisions in the Act.
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Nabbanja asked to explain allegations of fraud in PDM
Legislators have expressed discontent over the reported fraud surrounding disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM) to beneficiaries.
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Govt moves to streamline use of Kiswahili language
Government has proposed the establishment of a Kiswahili Council as a government agency that will promote the usage of the Kiswahili language in Uganda.
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House demands stringent action on lawless road users
The Speaker who was chairing the plenary sitting reported the incident, which occurred when residents of the district were holding a peaceful demonstration on the poor state of roads, on Tuesday, 27 February 2024.
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Minister Otafiire Summoned Over the Relocation of Luzira Prison
Speaker Anita Among issued the directive in response to a matter of national importance raised by Igara County West MP, Hon. Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, on Wednesday, 28 February 2024.
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Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority protests merger
The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA), has protested the move by government to move it into the Ministry of Finance saying that its objectives and functions will not be effectively carried out within the hierarchy of the Ministry.
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