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The Northern Regional Cancer Facility, situated in Koro Sub County, Omoro District, south of Gulu City in Northern Uganda, is nearing its official inauguration. This new facility was built to alleviate overcrowding at the main branch in Kampala and deliver cutting-edge treatment to cancer patients in the Northern region, eliminating the need for extensive travel. The initial phase of the Gulu Cancer Center is nearly complete, offering free medical care, and is scheduled to open officially in mid-June. During a recent facility tour by Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) leadership and board members, the project’s chief engineer, Julius Ddamulira, reported that…
Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, have raised concerns about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ handling of scholarships for Ugandans. Despite the availability of scholarship opportunities. The MPs said the ministry has failed to effectively distribute them, leaving many deserving students to miss out. In response to the Auditor General’s report for the financial year ending June 30th, 2023, Permanent Secretary Vicent Bagire clarified that the ministry acquires scholarships for the country. However, the responsibility for distributing these scholarships lies with other line ministries. This disconnect has…
The Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority, John Musinguzi, has defended the Electronic Fiscal Receiving and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) as an efficient administration system that will double tax collection. “Hon members EFRIS is not a new tax, it’s a system that helps us to fairly asses the tax of VAT and collect it efficiently’’.Mr Musinguzi explained. This as the joint parliamentary committees of Trade and Finance met with the Ministry of Trade and Finance officials led by Matia Kasaijja, Gen Wilson Mbadi, and the Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General John Musinguzi together with the business community represented by members of…
URA has come out to defend its stance on the use of EFRIS to enhance revenue compliance despite a protest by traders who locked their shops. URA has dispelled propagated public misconceptions that EFRIS is a new tax policy. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has lashed out at the EFRIS system which has led many to close their shops and protest against the system thinking it is a new tax In 2020, URA launched the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) with the aim of tracking and collecting VAT from traders. However, the policy, which started in the factories,…
URA Decries Shs55bn Budget Cuts The Uganda Revenue Authority has decried huge budget cuts amounting to Shs55.73Bn as the entity faces a high Domestic Revenue Collection target of Shs31.574Trn to finance the 2024/25 national budget. Appearing before the parliamentary committee of finance, Henry Musasizi the Minister of State for Finance revealed that for the coming 2024/25 financial year, URA is expected to suffer a budget cut of Shs55.73Bn due to the failure to utilize its wages for two years in a row. Documents tabled before Parliament indicate that in 2024/25, URA’s approved budget is to the tune of Shs564.26Bn of…
Lower Madi County in Madi-Okollo District, the Parliamentary representative Hon. Ronald Afidra, has called for a review of Uganda’s traffic laws following several road accidents registered over the Easter period. During the plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa on Thursday, April 4, 2024, Afidra mentioned that the Police reported more than 80 Ugandans lost their lives through accidents and there were more than 200 accidents during Easter alone. He suggested that the Parliament consider reviewing the speed limit for different vehicles and motorbikes in Kampala, referring to Rwanda’s revision of speed limits within the city down to 60kph…
During a meeting with leaders of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council from Mbarara District, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among this morning delivered a powerful message urging religious leaders to champion unity within their communities. Emphasizing the importance of standing together as brothers and sisters in faith, Among condemned divisive forces that threaten to weaken the fabric of society. “We’ve seen divisions orchestrated by selfish individuals that is costing our people dearly,” she said, urging religious leaders to actively promote the message of unity. In addition to fostering unity, Among encouraged religious leaders to play a proactive role in shaping the…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged the Attorney General, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, to present the Bill amending the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006. Tayebwa expressed frustration with the delays on the government’s part. Tayebwa mentioned that the Bill was initially proposed and drafted by a private Member, Hon. Hillary Kiyaga (NUP, Mawokota County North), who agreed with the government to merge his amendments with those of the government into one. However, the government has not followed through, causing delays for Kiyaga, whose Bill is ready for the first reading. While chairing the plenary sitting on Wednesday,…
Parliament’s Committees of Agriculture and Health are urging the government to create a public information program to raise awareness about the health risks associated with mycotoxin contamination. “Parliamentary Committees Push for Public Awareness Program on Mycotoxin Risks” “The committees observed that the level of exposure by Ugandans to mycotoxins is high since the most affected food types are staple foods which are widely consumed and they contain more than one type of mycotoxin,” read the report in part. The report on a motion for a resolution of Parliament urging the government to prioritize interventions to address challenges of mycotoxin contamination…
By Kiyingi Godfrey Workers’ Member of Parliament, Agnes Kunihira, has warned the government that it will be difficult to persuade teachers with low qualifications in education to upgrade when there is a new policy in the Ministry of Education on salary disparity. She made these remarks while speaking at the unveiling of the new labor center in Ntinda. She mentioned that the president should be advised that paying different salaries to teachers is demoralizing and dangerous to the economy. Kunihira also stated that some teachers have started applying for early retirement due to poor pay and discrimination by the government.…
The Right Honorable Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has rallied the people of Bukedea District and the wider Teso sub-region to register as members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. At Apopong Primary School in Bukedea District, Speaker Among emphasized the party’s longstanding credibility and the leadership of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The registration exercise, part of a nationwide effort, commenced on Wednesday, March 13th, and will conclude on Sunday, March 17th, 2024. The initiative aims to enlist new supporters aged 16 and above while updating the particulars of existing members. President Museveni, who also serves as the…
By Golooba Richard In the Greater Masaka Mega Baraza held 15th March 2024 at Liberation Square, Gen Muhoozi KAINERUGABA, Chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations hit hard on the corrupt who curtail development through misuse and stealing of public funds. He castigated them for failing government programs aimed at improving the welfare of its citizens. “The government of Uganda, under the leadership of HE President Museveni, has initiated many programs for the people, like Emooyga, PDM, etc meant for the ordinary people to support them in wealth creation and social economic development,…
Gov”t Backtracks On A Seed School Per Sub-County Policy The government has backtracked on the policy to have a seed secondary school in every sub-county citing financial constraints and bloated lower administrative units that have made the policy untenable. This was revealed by the minister of state for Finance Henry Musasizi while interfacing with the parliamentary committee on government assurances. Appearing before the parliamentary committee on government assurances chaired by Dr. Abed Bwanika the Kimanya- Kabonera legislator to respond on the status of financing the policy of construction of a seed secondary school per sub-county, a technical school per…
Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has urged African countries in the Commonwealth to leverage their numerical strength to advance their African values and aspirations. Among was speaking at the 86th Executive Committee Meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) at the Protea Hotel in Entebbe on Monday. While presiding over the meeting, Among said CPA Africa Region is a strategic vehicle for galvanizing African nations towards unity, sustainable growth, and development. “This meeting should remind us about the global challenges and historic colonial distortions that keep us divided, exploited, marginalized, and abused as a people. The good news is…
By Richard Golooba As West Nile prepares itself for the connection to the national grid, as promised by the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy, the latest information indicates that the Project Affected Persons in West Districts of Pakwach, Nebbi, Arua District, and City have come to terms with the ministry to give leeway for the few towers to be erected on land which has issues to sort out. In a meeting held on Thursday 7th, March 2024, at ministry headquarters, with a section of Members of Parliament from West Nile, Hon Atima Jackson Lee Buti, MP Arua…