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The Uganda Revenue Authority has called for mass sensitization of farmers and dealers in Agricultural produce to mitigate the crisis of mycotoxins which has reduced demand for Uganda’s grain exports on the foreign market. URA’s concerns were put to the Parliamentary Committee of Agriculture which is investigating cases of mycotoxins contamination in grain exports. Appearing before the House Committee of Agriculture which is considering a petition on mycotoxins contained in grains in Uganda, officials of the Uganda Revenue Authority warned that if mycotoxins in grains are not managed, the country will face loss of huge volumes of trade as export…
Lawmakers on parliament’s HIV/AIDS committee have lashed out at officials of national drug authority (NDA) for concealing from the public that farmers have been using ARVs for fattening and treating animals for ten years, saying the concealment could explain the increase cases of liver diseases in Uganda. Concerns by MPs followed a revelation by the national drug authority – NDA that they first received reports that farmers are using drugs in their animals in 2013 and there was a research conducted in 2014, but this information wasn’t made public until in April 2023 when Makerere university published its research warning…
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among was pushed to adjourn the House unceremoniously, in protest over continued absence of government Ministers. In adjourning the House, Speaker Among said she will have to discuss with the Executive on solutions to the perennial absenteeism of government ministers. At exactly 2pm, the speaker of parliament Anita Annet Among made her way to the chambers of parliament to chair the 26th sitting of the 1st meeting of the 3rd session of the 11th parliament but only to realize that the front bench of the ministers was empty. The speaker and ministers have been at loggerheads in the recent…
The Ministry of Energy has told parliament that the government has no control over the escalating fuel prices that have rocked the country: saying the crisis has been caused by global factors which are beyond its reach. Sidronius Opolot Okasaai the state minister of Energy told parliament that the current change in the pump prices has been pumped by the increased world oil demand has reached record levels and the general increase in oil prices on the global oil market with the price of a barrel of crude surging from $74.35 in July 2023 to $82.45 in August 2023.…
The Uganda National Oil Company –UNOC has today entered into a memorandum of understanding with China Oilfield Services Limited Uganda (COSLU) on Technical Cooperation and Joint Venture Cooperation Opportunities. The MOU prioritizes capacity building and skills transfer to Ugandan nationals in the Oil production sector. While unpacking the memorandum of understanding today, at the Uganda National Oil Company –UNOC quarters in Kampala, UNOC board chairperson Emanuel Katongole noted that such partnerships are pivotal in Uganda’s journey to build national capacity in the oil sector development. The MoU with China Oilfield Services Limited Uganda (COSL) prioritizes capacity building and skills transfer…
The Ministry of Education and Sports has warned schools against increasing tuition without authorisation from the government after Speaker of Parliament Anita Among raised concern over the matter. During the plenary sitting of Wednesday August 30, 2023, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among warned that the continued unilateral increment of fees by school owners and administrators was giving parents sleepless nights in the wake of the prevailing economic circumstances and the convenience of parents. In a statement to Parliament on Thursday, 31 August 2023, the Minister of State for Education and Sports, Hon Peter Ogwang, heeded to the calls and presented…
The Parliamentary Committee of Education and Sports has faulted the Ministry of Education for mismanaging Mbale School of the Deaf after the Commissioner of Special Needs Education was implicated in the report of the Equal Opportunities Commission for fueling conflicts in the school. The committee has directed for a halt of the transfer of the Headteacher until the probe is done. Mbale School of the Deaf has long been in the news over administrative challenges and the matter has been investigated by the parliament’s Committee of Education and Sports. This special school for the deaf was turned into an inclusive…
Parliament has asked the Government to present statements on efforts to combat rising fuel prices that have rocked the country in the past week. Speaker Anita Among said whereas inflation had been contained, there are worrying signs with the escalation of fuel prices, which she said has the effect of causing general commodities inflation. “…in the last few weeks, we have witnessed a spike in the pump price of fuel; this poses a risk of cost-push inflation which will inevitably erode the disposable income of the population,” she said while chairing plenary on Wednesday, 30 August 2023. “I urge the…
Parliament has recommended the sacking of Geraldine Ssali, the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives over allegations of inflating the price for the renovation works at the Ministry Head Quarters at Farmers House in Kampala. The decision was part of the 16 recommendations contained in the report by Parliament’s Trade and Tourism Committee following a probe into the utilization of Shs5Bn that was meant for the acquisition of new office Space at Kingdom Hall Kampala, but the top officials at the Ministry instead opted to use the funds to carry out renovations, a decision that raised…
Vatican-Pope Francis has thanked President Yoweri Museveni and Speaker of Parliament Anita Among for protecting family values, urging them to continue on the same path to safeguard future generations. In a private audience with Ms. Among at the Vatican-Rome, on Friday, August 25, 2023, Pope Francis said the family is the backbone of society, which deserves collective protection. “I thank you Anita Among, Parliament, and the people of Uganda for upholding family values; the family is the rock on which society stands,” the Holy Father said. Pope Francis commended Ms Among for her leadership of Parliament, encouraging her to remain…
Legislators have tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to review the National Teacher Policy (NTP) which requires teachers in Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE), saying that the required bachelor’s degree is unrealistic. The Minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo faced legislators and justified the requirement of Degrees for nursery teachers. Officials of the ministry of education and sports led by Dr. John C Muyingo appeared before the Parliamentary committee of education to respond to the petition by members of the Pre-Primary Teachers Training Institutions Association-Uganda (PPITA) to Parliament on access to early child care education. Muyingo…
Today parliament has approved two loans from the World Bank Group to finance the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP). Today the parliamentary committee of the national economy was on the floor of parliament with a report on a proposal by the Government to borrow USD 518 Million from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group and receive a grant of USD 48 Million from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group and also borrow up to Euro 4O Million (Equiv. to USD 42.66 Million) from Agence Francaise De Development (AFD) to finance the…
Members of Parliament in the Parliamentary Forum on Malaria have called on the government to allocate 10% of the Health Budget specifically for fighting Malaria. They made the appeal during a joint press conference with civil society organizations fighting against Malaria. Addressing the press ahead of the World Mosquito Day slated for 20th August on Sunday the legislators propose that at least 10% of the health sector’s budget be set aside for Malaria. They also called for more policies and laws tailored to reduce Malaria and the promotion of industries that produce products to fight the epidemic. Malaria is not only…
Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among has urged Ugandans to embrace farming as a sustainable strategy for wealth creation. Speaking to journalists at her country home farm in Ayereyere village, Kamutur Sub-County in Bukedea District on Saturday, 12 August 2023, Ms Among, who is also Bukedea District Woman Representative tipped young people to stop undermining agriculture, saying that “Agriculture is the only way to go.” “My encouragement to the young people is that humility is very important; you need to be down to earth. I have it all but I can still come down here to look after my…
The Ministry of Gender is revising strategies to enhance the recovery of Youth Livelihood funds as cases of default continue to hamper the effective implementation of the government program. The minister of state for Youth Affairs Sarah Mateke says the ministry is now moving to the youths in the countryside, to establish the factors leading to low recoveries of youth livelihood funds. While addressing the youths who took part in the 6th Annual Youth Parliament that was hosted in chambers of parliament today, the minister of state for Youths and Children’s affairs, Sarah Mateke urged the youths to volunteer ideas…