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Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have expressed concerns over State House’s request for UGX83.033Bn to cover presidential donations and an additional UGX10Bn to purchase vehicles for President Museveni ahead of the 2026 general elections. The request was presented by Alex Byarugaba, Chairperson of the Presidential Affairs Committee, while

Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of overShs1.2 trillion to facilitate the transfer of funds from rationalised government agencies to the receiving institutions.   The supplementary expenditure schedule No.2 for the financial year 2024/2025 was presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has urged the public to provide information on poor agronomic and harvest practices along the coffee value chain. “I hereby urge anyone with information regarding poor agronomic and harvesting practices along the coffee value chain to immediately report it to the

Government has intensified efforts to promote clean energy use and efficiency with the introduction of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill, 2024. The bill tabled before Parliament by State Minister for Energy, Hon. Sidronius Opolot on Tuesday, 04 February 2024, seeks to regulate energy consumption, curb waste and enhance the

The Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline has made strict proposals for the dress code of Members of Parliament (MPs). Presented by the chairperson, Hon. Abdu Katuntu, during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 05 February 2025, the report also came tough on the dress code for UPDF representatives in the

The country’s national development finance institution is lined up to receive US$275 million to accelerate socio-economic development in the country. The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi, tabled a request for government to borrow the monies to capitalise the Uganda Development Bank

The women activists appearing before the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Women Activists have rejected a proposal in The Marriage Bill 2024, seeking to open up Civil Marriages to polygamy from the current form of monogamy, arguing that the Bill only provides for men to marry multiple partners while

Kiryowa Kiwanuka (L) interacts with Hon. Jonathan Odur (C) and Hon. Okiror before the start of the plenary session The Attorney General, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka has told Parliament that he government has started implementing the recent Supreme Court orders on trial of civilians in the General Court Martial. Kiryowa Kiwanuka