Views: 1 In a significant legal development, Obirai Andrew Francis has been convicted by the High Court of Uganda at Soroti, presided over by the Hon. Justice Dr. Henry Peter Adonyo following a retrial ordered by the Court of Appeal. The case involved the tragic murder of Atim Dorothy, a Journalist from Teso Region. It […]
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Views: 0 The House has passed the Animal Feeds Bill, 2023 creating a committee to regulate production, storage, importation, exportation, and marketing of animal feeds. The Animal Feeds Committee chaired by the Commissioner for Animal Production in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, is charged with the issuance of relevant permits in the
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Views: 0 A number of Members of Parliament have been re-designated from the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to other sectoral committees following a directive by the Speaker, Anita Among. According to Among, 50 percent of the newly designated legislators on COSASE missed a capacity development workshop organised by
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Views: 0 The Director of Legal Services at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Mr. Frank Rusa, has urged all Ugandans in their respective capacities to support the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) in improving the country’s investment climate. In his remarks made minutes after he paid a courtesy visit to the Head of
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Views: 0 Professor Augustus Nuwagaba has credited President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for creating the State House Investors Protection (SHIPU) reasoning that its work will be pivotal in attracting more investors into the country. In his address made shortly during his courtesy visit to the Head of Unit Col Edith Nakalema, prof Nuwagaba stated that the
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Views: 0 The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), has tasked the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to explain the unauthourised use of Shs55 million for sponsorships of investment promotional events, which is outlawed in the Charter for Fiscal Responsibility. This was one of the queries raised in the Auditor General’s Report for
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Views: 0 A cross section of the House showing Government Ministers on the front bench and Members of Parliament on the backbenches Government has introduced nine Bills before Parliament, aimed at legalising provisions to rationalise agencies in different sectors of the economy. The Bills will amend existing laws that establish agencies in the sectors of
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Views: 0 Â Story by Alex Esagala ANGOLA- The newly elected East African Representative to the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), has promised to be a strong voice for Africa and called for urgent reforms needed to transform Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. The Deputy Speaker, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, who
Views: 0 Â Â Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has called for urgent increment of funding of the Education sector and a deliberate move in investment in Public Education According to UNATU Secretary General Filbert Baguma, the low funding of public education has given lee way to the private institutions to outshine the public institutions hence
Views: 1 President Yoweri Museveni, also the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has presided over the Defence Forces Council at State House, Entebbe. Top on the agenda was the launching of the UPDF Establishment 2021, where the president signed the executive order and received four copies of the UPDF Establishment
