Speaker Anita Among(front) leaves Parliament after adjourning the House Speaker Anita Among has refuted media reports that legislators plan to increase their salaries. The Monitor newspaper recently reported that President Museveni rejected a proposal by Members of Parliament to have their pay and pension contribution increased. The article alleged that
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Finance State Minister, Henry Musasizi The Finance State Minister, Hon. Henry Musasizi has asked Members of Parliament to approve up to Shs3.5 trillion to finance the Shs48.1 trillion budget. The first loan request which is up to US$464 translating to about Shs1.7 trillion, is to be sourced from the
Read MoreMarie Nanyanzi, Senior Program officer Twaweza Leaders from border districts in Eastern Uganda have demanded a percentage of tax revenue collected by Uganda Revenue Authority-(URA). Speaking on Tuesday at a workshop organized in Tororo town by Twaweza, a not-for-profit organization that works in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, leaders from Tororo,
Read MoreThe Uganda Prisons Services has revealed plans to establish a new detention facility for suspects with mental health issues. The revelation was made by Johnson Byabashaija (pictured), Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services while appearing before Parliament’s Human Rights Committee that was probing the continued detention of prisoners with mental
Read MoreRebecca Munyeretsi (in Blue Tshirt) at Nabweru Court. The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Nabweru has sentenced 30-year-old Rebecca Munyeretsi, a registered student at St Francis Secondary School also known as Rebecca Munyeza, to two-months in prison or pay a fine of 200,000 shillings for examination malpractice. On 25 October when
Read MoreJennifer Kalule, the UNEB Spokesperson,confirmed the on-going probe against the two suspects Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is investigating the possible leakage of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). The examination body is following up on two people suspected of distributing what is said to be national examinations to schools. Although the information about the
Read MoreMuseveni Rejects The Public Health Bill, Says Some Clauses Will Increase Spread Of Deadly Diseases
Speaker Anita Among communicated the President’s stand President Yoweri Museveni has rejected to assent to the Public Health Amendment Bill , and asked Parliament to reconsider the proposal that requires Government to seek for permission from local authorities before destroying infected items, describing such a proposal as erroneous. The President’s stand
Read MoreThe Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services, Johnson Byabashaija (pictured) has asked members of the National Unity Platform (NUP) to stop pestering him to release suspects in his custody, saying he has no powers to do so. He says the missiles targeting his office should be directed at the committing
Read Moredfcu bank and Jumia officials in a group photo after announcing the partnership dfcu Bank has today announced a new promotion and partnership with Jumia Uganda that will see the Bank’s Visa Debit and Credit Card holders enjoy discounts of up to 20% when they use their cards to purchase items
Read MoreTanzania's population grew from 44.9 million in 2012 to more than 60 million in a decade, according to the results of the national census announced on Monday. The population rise by more than 37% prompted President Samia Suluhu Hassan to warn about the challenges posed by the expanding numbers. "Such
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