Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has implored Ugandans to rise up against some of the newly approved taxes by parliament and the increasing public debt. Recently, parliament approved a Shillings 100 levy on a litre of petrol and diesel. Harold Kaija, the Deputy …
Read More »Outgoing MPs receive tips on life outside Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament will have opportunity to live differently after expiry of their term of office following training on life outside Parliament. The Rebecca Kadaga Institute of Parliamentary Studies organized a two day seminar where outgoing MPs of the 10th Parliament received tips ranging from …
Read More »Outgoing MPs regret not getting lessons on life after Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some members of Parliament who lost the 2021 elections have been told to set up businesses and projects with their pensions and gratuity. With their monthly pay of at least 20 Million coming to an end in May, over 300 MPs who have not made …
Read More »Finance slashes parish development model funds to 200 billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The planned parish development model will be implemented with much less funds as the finance ministry agreed to slash over 290 billion shillings from its budget. The government had intended to spend over 490 billion shillings on the model but it met resistance from members …
Read More »Parliament passes 12% tax on internet data
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a 12% tax on internet data. The tax measure is contained in the Excise duty amendment bill 2021 that among other things has introduced a 100 shillings’ tax on every liter of fuel. The new tax proposals also repealed the daily 200 …
Read More »MPs want affirmative action funds seperated from parish model program
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has yet again deferred the proposal by the government to introduce a Parish development model that seeks to empower Ugandans economically in the 10,594 parishes. The model is a strategy being fronted by the Government in the next financial year for organizing and delivering public …
Read More »I’m tired of begging parliament to do Its work-Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said he’s tired of begging parliament to do its work of appropriating government funds. Speaking today at Ngoma Government Farm in Luweero district, while closing a three-week retreat of Members of Parliament elected on the National Resistance Movement ticket, Museveni …
Read More »End of term: Parliament to sit daily to conclude business
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With 20 days to the dissolution of the 11th Parliament, the house will now start conducting business from Monday to Friday and morning and afternoon to complete pending business. The speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga announced the development during her communication to the plenary on …
Read More »MPs to visit disputed land due for compensation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament and surveyors from the Ministry of Lands have resolved to visit land that is due for compensation. The Adhoc committee of parliament led by Kaberamaido County Woman MP Veronica Bichetero is currently investigating compensation concerning land in Ndeeba on which a Church …
Read More »Ministry of finance on the spot over non compliance of public finance management act
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Budget Committee has faulted officials from the Ministry of Finance for undermining the Public Finance Management Act provisions while presenting an additional budget of 3.4 trillion Shillings for the financial year 2021/2022. The additional budget presented to the Committee on Monday has increased the …
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