The Police at Parliament Wednesday afternoon arrested Francis Malinga who attempted to extort money from a government official. Malinga, who was armed with a fake whistleblower's letter addressed to the Chairperson of the Committee of Public Accounts (Commission, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises, alleged that he was a staff who
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The Auditor General has revealed that Uganda’s ballooning public debt is likely to leave no room for future Governments or generations to borrow if the current Government doesn’t contain its appetite for loans. John Muwanga (pictured), the Auditor General made the revelation today while handing over the February 2021 Auditor General report
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NSSF building/Online Photo Parliament has passed the National Social Security Fund- NSSF Bill 2019, giving Ugandans aged over 45 years and those who have saved for 10 years to access 20 per cent of their savings.Parliament chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga also resolved that there should be dual management of
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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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Parliament has mourned self-claimed god, Omukama Ruhanga Owobusobozi Bisaka, describing him as a person who championed unity and poverty eradication in Bunyoro region. The motion to pay tribute to Bisaka was brought by the first deputy Prime Minister, Moses Ali and seconded by the leader of opposition Betty Aol Ocan. Bisaka passed
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