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Disgruntled persons affected by road projects implemented by the Uganda National Roads Authority – UNRA under the Ministry of Works and Transport have up in arms demanding expedited adequate compensation for their land. At least 700 residents in Mpigi district have petitioned Parliament claiming UNRA has not adequately compensated them for the Kampala – Mityana road constructed between 2008 and 2012. Yet, the Authority has commenced work on the proposed Katende – Bujuuko road, still before compensation. Denasio Sserunjogi, a disgruntled resident along Katende-Bujuuko road whose land title was taken by UNRA and still waiting on compensation, says while it is…
BRUSSELS – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has challenged world leaders, policymakers, and development partners to invest in young people to explore the benefits of population dividend. Tayebwa was speaking at the 63rd Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) – European Union Parliamentary Assembly underway in Brussels, Belgium. The assembly kicked off on June 19th with over 400 delegates tackling essential subjects including the conflict in Sudan, the DRC Congo security dilemma, pandemic strategy, Population matters, and economic treaties. Tayebwa cited the productivity of Ugandan young people as the biggest challenge at the moment and asked…
Women Legislators have called on the House to enact laws that regulate digital platforms. MPs led by Margaret Makhoha (Namayingo Woman MP) the chairperson of Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children (UPFC) say this will bring down Child Sexual Exploitation which is rife on the internet. UPFC is a platform where MPs collectively lobby for the rights of children in situations of competing needs and priorities where children’s rights are often neglected. Addressing the press at Parliament on Makhoha said : “As part of our mandate, the House have to ensure that they pass child-focused, friendly legislation and budgets. Our primary role is…
Parliament on Wednesday eulogized departed Lady Justice Stella Arach Amoko, the Supreme Court Judge and former Judge of the East African Court of Justice. Lady Justice Arach breathed her last on 17 June 2023 from Nakasero Hospital in Kampala after being in the sick bay for eight months. The casket containing her remains arrived at Parliament at noon and received Speaker Anita Among and later rolled to the House’s lobby to lay in State. Hundreds of mourners including former legislators, government officials, religious leaders, family, relatives, and friends thronged Parliament’s lobby to view her body before it was rolled into…
The United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF condemns the attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District, the killing of 25 students, and abducting an unidentified number. According to media reports, the killings and abductions took place on the night of Friday, June 16, 2023, the same day gazetted to commemorate the Day of the African Child. UNICEF demands the immediate release and safe return of the abducted learners. UNICEF extends its sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased. “We stand in solidarity with the students, the teaching staff, the school authorities, families of those impact, and…
The Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has lashed out at prime minister Robina Nabbanja who recently issued an order banning Mpuuga from making oversight visits in public health facilities. Mpuuga made a response during a press conference where he briefed the public on the state of social services after traversing different health facilities in the country. In his response to the ban imposed on him by Prime Minister Nabbanja against further access to health facilities, the Leader of Opposition, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga noted that he does not need the approval or directive of the Prime Minister to carry out his…
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development – IGAD, and the East Africa Community – EAC Ministers have rebuked rival factions in Sudan to end what they described as a ‘senseless and egocentric’ civil war.Backed by policymakers, refugee agencies, and representatives of private sectors, the IGAD and the EAC leaders voiced their concerns during the closure of a three-day high-level ministerial conference held at Speke Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo in Kampala on Friday.At the heart of the armed conflict that began on 15 April 2023, are two men: Sudan’s head of the army Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the country’s deputy and…
Legislators of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Malaria (UPFM) have asked the Government to consider investing more money in genetic research and pharmaceuticals in the fight against malaria. The MPs say technologies like the use of gene drive mosquitoes to complement the already existing eradication tools have the potential to completely eliminate malaria and therefore the research should be adequately funded. “We urge the Government to invest massively in research: research being done in the genetic area and the pharmaceutical area should be adequately financed if we are to fight against malaria and achieve zero malaria in Uganda,” The UPFM…
The government has said it is implementing vigorous reforms in the tax administration and rationalization of tax exemptions to reduce revenue losses and improve revenue mobilization in the financial year 2023/2024.It was communicated by Matia Kasaija, the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on Thursday afternoon during the budget reading ceremony held at Kololo Independent Grounds in Kampala.The theme for this year’s national budget is, “Full Monetization of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation and Market Access.”Kasaija says in the next financial year, the government has prioritized the use of information, communication, and technology –…
Uganda Airlines has announced it will make an inaugural flight for the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest city in Saudi Arabia.In a press statement released Thursday, the airline’s management revealed that the pilgrimage flight which is slated on 19 June 2023 will be a milestone for the national carrier and a momentous occasion for pilgrims embarking on the holy journey for the first time in 40 years. At least 500 Muslims from across Uganda are expected to be transported by Uganda Airlines aboard the Airbus A330, with the first flight from Entebbe to Jeddah, a Saudi Arabian port city…
Four representative pre-medical interns have petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court seeking approval to file a suit against the Government for failing to deploy them. The petitioners, including Dr. Bill Adrati; Judith Lukwago, David Mugyema, and Wyckliff Ainamatsiko, seek to institute legal proceedings against the Ministry of Health and the Attorney General. In their intended lawsuit which involves 1,364 medical doctors, nurses, midwives, and pharmacists, the group wants to challenge the Ministry of Health’s directive for them to self-sponsor their internships without funds to cover their allowances. We, as applicants, will fairly and adequately protect the interests of…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has expressed a need for Parliament to enact a specific law to regulate and support the labor services of migrant workers. Tayebwa was launching the Parliamentary Forum on Labor, Decent Employment, and Productivity. Thomas Tayebwa the Deputy speaker of parliament made remarks while officiating at the launch of the parliamentary Forum on Labor, Decent Employment and Productivity held at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala. He tasked legislators on the forum that making a law to regulate labor externalization should be their business number one. In May Parliament passed the Employment Amendment Bill 2022, however, the…
The Opposition legislators have challenged the Ministry of Health that it does not have the power to alter the terms and conditions of the deployment of pre-medical interns. The lawmakers’ response follows a directive on Wednesday by Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, to pre-medical interns willing to immediately apply online for self-sponsored internship training opportunities. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Leader of Opposition – LOP in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga challenged the Ministry arguing that ‘the guidance is discriminatory and a blatant violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of Uganda that…
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has faulted officials of Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) for causing the government a loss of 4.5bn annually by failure to enact a trade ordinance on Outdoor Advertising Levy. KCCA was stopped by the court from collecting this levy in 2020 on the grounds that they were using an illegal instrument to collect the levy. But since then the Authority has failed to make a new ordinance to operationalize the tax. Legislators on the parliamentary committee of Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) were irked to discover that KCCA…
President Yoweri Museveni has reassured Ugandans of adequate security and steady economic growth following the disruptions occasioned by the global health threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. Museveni made the remarks while addressing legislators, government officials, foreign diplomats, traditional leaders, and religious representatives during the State of Nation Address – SONA at Kololo Independent Grounds on Wednesday. He noted that since 1986, the ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM has built and expanded good infrastructures, and consolidated peace, and security that has enabled the country’s economy to grow 30 times bigger from USD 1.5 billion to USD 49.4 billion. Deriving statistics…