Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Pregnant women living in COVID-19 hotspots in Uganda will be considered for the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. According to the health ministry, pregnant women in districts like Kampala, Arua, Wakiso and Kyotera will be among the first beneficiaries because they have higher chances of being exposed
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Speaker Kadaga(R) interacts with the Deputy IGG before the start of the meeting/Parliament Photo The Inspectorate of Government has acknowledged facing complexities in tracing corruption which it says is conducted by cartels in and out of the country. This was revealed by George Bamugemereire, the Deputy Inspector General of Government while
Read MoreParliament has approved Shs292.3bn supplementary budget for different government agencies amid some MPs objecting to the clearance of Shs12bn meant to compensate six individuals. It should be remembered that parliament had on Tuesday stayed the passing of the budget after receiving complaints from the chairperson of Uganda Land Commission, Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki
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Police is accused of harassing small scale miners MPs have accused Police’s Mineral Protection Unit of engaging in illegal mining activities and harassing small scale miners. The MPs now want Government to disband it. MPs made the remarks yesterday after Minister of Internal affairs Abubakar Jeje Odongo presented a ministerial
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Members of Parliament have raised concerns over the debt sustainability of Uganda after Ministry of Finance appealed to Parliament to approve an additional Shs2.319Trn loan request to cover revenue shortfall in the 2020/21 Financial Year. This is after State Minister for Finance-General Duties, Gabriel Ajedra (pictured) today tabled seven fresh loans before
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Ephraim Kamuntu, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has asked the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to halt the processing of the Sexual Offences Bill 2019, so as to allow Government to carry out consultations with stakeholders. Kamuntu made the request today while appearing before the Legal Committee to
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Politicians are stifling the growth of tax revenues by encouraging their constituents to engage in activities that amount to tax evasion. This is according to the Uganda Revenue Authority. This has made it difficult for the government through URA to increase the tax revenues to the required levels of at
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Kyagulanyi's lawyer Sseggona talking to the head of the bar Attorney General William Byaruhanga as other advocates look on. The Supreme Court has issued strict timelines for hearing the presidential election petition by the National Unity Platform (NUP) President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. The petition seeks to overturn the victory of the incumbent
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Around 75,000 students nationwide are taking the exam to see if they can go to senior school Thousands of students in South Sudan failed to sit their final examinations in primary schools this week following fresh inter-communal fighting that erupted in parts of Jonglei and Unity States. The two areas
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Girl Child at Nakasero Primary School. COVID-19 has forced many like her out school. With just a few weeks before candidates in primary and secondary schools sit for their final national examinations, several schools are struggling to complete their respective syllabus. The ministry of education and sports reopened schools
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