Month: December 2024

Speaker Among has revealed that Parliament has secured some neem tree seedlings for MPs to plant in order to reduce the mosquito population in Uganda, & also urged the Lawmakers to intensify on the campaign amongst electorates to plant more neem trees as part of the efforts to fight malaria

Speaker Among has urged Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to expedite the repairs along Karuma bridges in order to minimize the delays road users are encountering during the works noting, “On 3rd May 2024, Uganda National Roads Authority issued a public notice on the deterioration of the Karuma Bridge and

Parliament has passed into law the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill & approved a proposal in Clause 5 of the Bill giving Gov’t powers to collect VAT on donated goods or services given by an employer to an employee. Gov’t had argued that employers had been abusing the provision by

Large emerging markets are forecast to play a greater role in powering global economic growth in the future, driven by demographic shifts and a growing consumer class. At the same time, many smaller nations are projected to see their economies grow at double the global average over the next five years due

Huawei Cloud Enterprise Innovation and SME Summit Uganda 2024 kicked off in Kampala where over 100 industry startups, fintech’s, venture capitals, government organizations and key strategic partners in Uganda gathered for a colorful event held at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel to share ideas on startup innovation, ecosystem collaboration and digital

Omusinga (King) Charles Wesley Mumbere (holding a sceptre) with the NARO Director General, Dr. Yona Baguma (on King's left) and other officials during the signing in Kasese. The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kingdom of Rwenzururu to promote transformational agriculture, aimed at

Speaker Among has tasked the government with bringing a statement to Parliament to explain why there are continued killings and human rights violations within fishing communities, despite the passing into law of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act 2022. Her concern comes at the time a UPDF officer, Moses Niwagira, was

Speaker Among has revealed that Parliament has secured some neem tree seedlings for MPs to plant in order to reduce the mosquito population in Uganda. He has also urged the lawmakers to intensify the campaign amongst electorates to plant more neem trees as part of the efforts to fight malaria