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Speaker Among tasks government to operationalize newly passed Bills

Views: 0 Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Rt.Hon. Anita Among Annet presiding over the house 18th July,2023. Photos by Eric Dominic Bukenya/Office Of the Speaker. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has instructed the Executive to table attendant regulations to the Bills that have been passed and assented to in order to aid their enforcement. She […]

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Trade Ministry office attendant handling procurements

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Views: 0 Trade Committee chairperson, Hon. Mwine Mpaka Officials from the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives led by their Permanent Secretary, Geraldine Ssali are in the eye of the storm over an office attendant who is reportedly conducting procurements on behalf of government. The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has been investigating procurement

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URA officials sent away over inconsistent responses

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Views: 0 Officials from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) were dismissed from a meeting with the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) for failure to provide consistent responses to queries. The committee chairperson Joel Ssenyonyi and his Deputy Lucy Akello During the committee meeting on Wednesday, 12 July 2023, the officials, led

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Speaker Among tips MPs on systematic benchmarking

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Views: 0 Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has called on Members of Parliament to benchmark in countries that will help improve key areas of policy in Uganda. According the speaker, benchmarking should be realistic and systematic, and should be able to measure and compare countries that are similar in governance and economy so as to

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Speaker Anita Among orders probe into murder of five family members in Masaka

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Views: 0 Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the Minister of Internal Affairs to expedite investigations into the killing of five members of the same family in Bukoto County, Masaka District, on June 23, 2023. Ms Among said the incident is one of the rising killings in the country that have left citizens

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The Rt.Hon Speaker Anita Among has this morning seen off the body of the late Supreme Court Judge, Lady Justice Stella Arach-Amoko, from Parliament where it lay in state for a night following a special sitting yesterday where MPs paid tribute to the deceased.

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Views: 0 The Rt.Hon Speaker Anita Among has this morning seen off the body of the late Supreme Court Judge Lady Justice Stella Arach-Amoko from Parliament

The Rt.Hon Speaker Anita Among has this morning seen off the body of the late Supreme Court Judge, Lady Justice Stella Arach-Amoko, from Parliament where it lay in state for a night following a special sitting yesterday where MPs paid tribute to the deceased. Read More »

Kampala,Uganda:Parliament to publish MPs attendance

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Views: 0 Caption:Speaker Among chairing the House sitting The Speaker, Anita Among has said that Parliament will start publishing the attendance of Members of Parliament and ministers as part of the accountability to the constituents. In her communication to the House on Tuesday, 20 June 2023, Among said that the legislators’ attendance will now be

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Uganda’s MPs call for adequate financing of maternal health

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Views: 0 UWOPA Chairperson, Hon. Sarah Opendi Legislators have tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to ensure adequate financing for maternal health as a way of averting the escalating maternal mortality. This was contained in a petition from the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) presented by Tororo District Woman Member of Parliament,

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Kampala,Uganda:New law to protect rights of casual workers

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Views: 0 Parliament has passed the Employment Amendment Bill 2022 that will see casual labourers who have served for six continuous months deemed to have a valid contract. Legislators however, rejected the proposal that would have seen maternity leave increased from 60 to 90 days. The bill was passed on Wednesday, 24 May 2023 at

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Uganda Human rights registers a 20 percent increase in the number of complaints received in 2022 compared to 2021.

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Views: 0 Featured Photo Caption:UHRC Chairperson, Mariam Wangadya (8th, right) and the Clerk to Parliament (9th, right) in a group photo after the report handover By Godfrey Kiyingi/KMA Updates and Parliament Media. Uganda Human Rights Commission releases 25th annual report Uganda Human rights has registered a 20 percent increase in the number of complaints they

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