Legislators from the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have pressed Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to provide a detailed list and criteria of companies that have received tax waivers and financial bailouts from the government. They are also seeking to understand the revenue implications of these gestures.…
Legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are calling for a meeting with officials from the World Bank and Uganda’s Ministry of Finance to address concerns over a UGX 806.86 billion (US$217 million) women empowerment project. The project, aimed at supporting women entrepreneurs through the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity…
In response to an urgent appeal by Gorreth Namugga, the Mawogola South Constituency MP, the Ministry of Health is taking immediate action to address the lack of delivery beds at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, confirmed plans to procure five…
Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) has summoned Attorney General Kiwanuka Kiryowa to explain delays in approving ordinances that would enable the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to impose taxes on advertising billboards around the city. The summons follow concerns raised in the December 2023 Auditor…
Uganda’s growth strategy for the 2024/2025 Financial Year is anchored on agro-industrialisation, tourism development, mineral development including oil and gas, and technology and innovation, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija has said. “These are the anchors that are going to propel Uganda to a US$500…
Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have scrutinized officials from Masaka Regional Referral Hospital over the Shillings 302,087 million expenditure on special meals and entertainment. This expenditure, sourced from the hospital’s revenue, contravenes laws mandating all funds to be remitted to the consolidated fund. A December 2023…
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among on Thursday blocked an attempt by some of the legislators to cause a clash between the Ugandan legislature and the United Kingdom’s House of Lords over differences on sexual orientation. Last year, Uganda’s Parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 which despite warnings from the…
Since the East African Pamoja bid to host the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2027 was approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the co-host nations have been busy with plans to put in place infrastructure that meets the international standards. Key among the infrastructure that Kenya, Uganda and…
President Yoweri Museveni is expected to be a busy man in the coming weeks as Parliament awaits his assent on dozens of recently passed Bills.There are several Bills passed by Parliament under the Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX) policy. By the time Parliament completed the legislative work…
UPDATES FROM PARLIAMENT, WEDNESDAY 15TH MAY 2024 Greetings from the Africa Leadership Institute and the Parliament of Uganda! Please find attached the Order Paper for Today. The Parliament of Uganda resumed its plenary sitting Today afternoon. Key items listed on the Order Paper include Consideration of The Annual Budget For…
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