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Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Anita Among to Expel MPs boycotting the house

Views: 1 “Hon. Members, I also draw your attention to Rule 112 (6) of the Rules of Procedure which stipulates that; “Except with the permission of the Speaker, a Member shall not absent himself or herself for 15 or more sittings of the House during any period when the House is continuously meeting.” So as […]

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Parliament Of Uganda passes Bill granting UNOC monopoly over oil supply

Views: 1 Minister Ruth Nankabirwa speaks during the sitting of the House on Tuesday 14 November 2023 Parliament has passed the Petroleum Supply (Amendment), Bill 2023, giving the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) exclusivity to import and supply all petroleum products destined for Ugandan Market. The Petroleum Supply (Amendment), Bill 2023 is aimed at eliminating

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Bill to regulate consumption of alcohol tabled by Uganda’s Parliament

Views: 1 A private member’s bill, the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill, 2023, which seeks to regulate the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, has been presented for its first reading to Parliament. The Bill, which also seeks to prohibit the sale of alcoholic drinks to children, was tabled during the House sitting on Tuesday,

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Mulago needs Shs25 billion to operationalize organ transplant unit

Views: 1 The Organ Transplant Unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital is complete and has the required equipment but requires Shs25 billion to put it to full operation, the Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Dr. Charles Ayume, has told Parliament. Dr. Ayume told the House sitting on Tuesday 14 November 2023 that even with

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Speaker returns to House, praises Uganda’s hospitals

Views: 1 Speaker Anita Among chairs the sitting of the House on Tuesday 14 November 2023 Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has returned to chair plenary following her maternity absence, with praise for local hospitals which she said would do much better with increased support. Among lauded Ugandan hospitals and urged MPs to support the national

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Taiwan Working With The World Toward A Net-Zero Future

Views: 3 By Shieu Fuh-sheng, Minister of Environment, R.O.C. (Taiwan) Climate change is impacting the world at an unprecedented rate. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continues to rise and global average temperatures have reached record highs. But it is not too late. If we act now, we can still achieve a livable

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KCCA to upgrade roads leading to Munyonyo ahead of NAM, G77 Summit

Views: 1 Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has revealed plans to rehabilitate and upgrade over 15 kilometres of roads leading to Speke Resort Munyonyo ahead of the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and the Group of 77 Chambers of Commerce and Industry (G77) conference. Uganda will early next year (2024) host the Non-Aligned Summit, a

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KISAKA GIVES UPDATE ON CITY ROAD WORKS, CLEANERS AND PDM

Views: 1 The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Dorothy Kisaka, held a press conference at Hotel Africana to provide updates on three important issues affecting the city. The conference touched upon the progress of road works, the Parish Development Model (PDM) program, and the matter of street cleaners in the city. Street Cleaners

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Rotary International donates over 130 tricycle ambulances(B)

Views: 1 By Godfrey Kiyingi/KMA Updates. Rotary International has donated over 100 tricycle ambulances to Uganda for the benefit of health centers III. A HC III serves the functions of the basic peripheral unit in the parish where it is located while at the same time performing the supervisory function for all … Paul Luyima

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WARNS AGAINST TAXING INNOVATIONS

Views: 1 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned public officials against taxing innovations, saying that culprits will be dealt with, according to the law. According to the President, there’s no logic in taxing innovations when Uganda even gives tax holidays to products which are not a result of new ideas. “Taxing innovations? Whoever taxes them,

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