348 vote to censure Minister Namuganza; MPs Loy Katali, Alioni Yorke Odria, Moses Walyomu Muwanika and Mary Nakato Annet vote ‘NO’ to the motion Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament (MPs) on Monday overwhelmingly voted to censure Persis Princes Namuganza, Uganda’s State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development. She did …
Read More »Among calls out COSASE for poor performance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among revealed that the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises has been the worst accountability committee in the House. According to the Speaker, out of the 111 reports that were supposed to be produced by COSASE, only …
Read More »Parliament to probe NSSF wrangles
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament Anita Among decided to institute a select committee to investigate the ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged mismanagement of Shs 17 trillion shillings at the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). The Speaker will announce a five-member committee on Monday next week, vowing not …
Read More »MPs to debate Namuganza censure motion on Monday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament will on Monday debate the censure motion against Persis Princess Namuganza, the State Minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development. The motion is the third item on the order paper issued on Friday by the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige Kasaija. The seven-member Select …
Read More »Speaker wants audit on COSASE over ‘under performance’
Among has stopped Ssenyonyi from presenting the report on the floor citing leakage which contravened Rule 216 (1) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has ordered a value-for-money audit on the Committee of Statutory Authorities and State …
Read More »NMS seeks Shs298 billion to counter decline in donor funding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Medical Stores (NMS) is seeking Shs 298 billion to offset the projected funding gaps arising from the declining donor funding. NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare said that since donor agencies such as PEPFAR that have for long provided essential medicines such as …
Read More »Defence fails to defend UGX 8.7 trillion budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on Friday turned away officials from the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs from a meeting to scrutinize their Budget Framework Paper following a mismatch of figures. The unceremonious sendoff on Friday morning marked the second time in …
Read More »MPs present evidence against Namuganza
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament on Thursday appeared before Parliament’s Select Committee with evidence to support the censure motion against Persis Namuganza, the State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Last week, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa appointed a committee to …
Read More »Parliament asks works Minister for plans to counter road carnage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister of Works and Transport to present a statement on road accidents in the country and what the enforcing agencies are doing to curb the carnage. The call comes after a series of accidents that …
Read More »Govt tables Sh50 trillion proposed budget for next financial year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled before Parliament a proposed 49.9 trillion Shillings National Budget for the coming financial year 2023/2024. This indicates a slight increase of 1.85 trillion from the 48.13 trillion approved budget for the current financial year 2022/2023. The figures are contained in the National …
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