Parliamentary Highlights

Continued raids at the border with South Sudan have led Members of Parliament to criticise the Uganda People’s Defence Forces for failure to protect the lives and property of Ugandans living there. The MPs concerns followed a statement presented to the House on Tuesday, 15August 2023 by the Minister of…

The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has summoned Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi, a partner with Pathways Advocates over failure to account for Shs39 billion meant for Kigezi region tea nursery bed operators.   This followed a meeting with the Executive Director of the National Agricultural Advisory Services…

Members of Parliament (MPs) have criticised the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) for violating the procurement law when it directly procured Horyal Company Limited to support Atiak sugar cane factory.  The MPs on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) learned that the agricultural body paid Horyal…

The cost of the new number plates that are expected to be rolled out later in the year were a result of a financial model used for their pricing. . The Minister for Security, Hon. Jim Muhwezi made the revelation while appearing before the Committee on Physical Infrastructure on Tuesday,…

The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) is under scrutiny over the manner in which contracts were awarded at the body. Ronald Kimanje, a Records Officer at NLGRB told the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises that he resigned from a contracts committee due interference…

MPs are perturbed that the government has identified a company to manage the lucrative national lottery without regulations in place. This follows the revelation by the Ag. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, Denis Ngabirano, of the successful firm (not named) that they have recommended…

The House has granted leave to Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Asuman Basalirwa, to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Anti-Counterfeiting Bill, 2023”. The leave was granted after extensive debate during the plenary on Thursday, 27 July 2023 chaired by Speaker Anita Among. The proposed Bill will prohibit…

The Microfinance Support Centre failed to absorb a total of shs21.2 billion of the Emyooga grant in financial year 2021/2022 according to a report by the Auditor General. In his report to Parliament, the Auditor General observed that shs100 billion was meant for SACCOs under the Emyooga programme but only…

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has implored the newly appointed judges of the High Court to decisively tackle the long-standing problem of case backlog. The Speaker Anita Among, said the high case backlog is frustrating the dispensation of justice in the country.‘’I congratulate you upon being entrusted with the task…

The Committee of Finance is to study and reconcile financial statements of the Consolidated Fund account for the year ending 30 June 2023 and report to Parliament. While chairing the House on Thursday, 20 July 2023, the Speaker Anita Among said failure by some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to…