The National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi has missed out on additional funding in the proposed 2026/27 budget, despite strong recommendations from the Presidential Affairs committee of Parliament. The minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, told journalists that several critical items under the Office of the President remain underfunded for the next financial year. Appearing…
Goretti Namugga, the chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has called for the cancellation of a construction contract at the Uganda Cancer Institute, citing prolonged delays in delivering a planned 350-bed hospital. Namugga, who also represents Mawogola South, made the remarks while meeting officials from the institute at Parliament on Tuesday. She said the…
The Opposition Chief Whip, John Baptist Nambeshe, has called for the introduction of a two-chamber Parliament in Uganda, saying it would improve the handling of public issues and strengthen representation. Nambeshe, who represents Manjiya County in Bududa district, told Bbeg Media at Parliament that the current single-chamber system is overstretched and struggles to process the…
A number of legislators have expressed mixed reactions to a government proposal to phase out old taxis from Kampala and other urban roads, as authorities push to improve road safety and modernise public transport. The proposal, which is under discussion by the parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), seeks to enforce…
Parliament has questioned the management of Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital over payments of domestic arrears that exceeded the approved budget for the financial year ending June 30, 2025. The query stems from the Auditor General’s 2025 report, which was discussed during a committee sitting at Parliament on Wednesday. Silas Aogon, from Kumi Municipality,…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concern over the state of medical services at China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in Naguru, warning that the facility is operating below the standards of a regional referral hospital. Committee chairperson Goretti Namugga told Parliament that the hospital appears to function like a district facility despite its higher status. She…
MPs have called for urgent government intervention to address staffing gaps and chronic underfunding at Butabika Hospital, warning that the situation is worsening the country’s growing mental health crisis. The call was made by Goretti Namugga, the chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, during a meeting where legislators reviewed audit queries raised by the Office…
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) clashed with officials from the Uganda Police Force over the ownership of a disputed piece of land in Kabalagala, Makindye Division, during a heated session at Parliament. The disagreement involved Kasanda North MP Patrick Nsamba Oshabe and Kalungu West MP Gonzaga Ssewungu, who accused police officials of failing…
MPs have criticised the Auditor General, Edward Akol, accusing his office of issuing weak recommendations that fail to hold public officials accountable for misuse of public funds. The criticism was raised during a joint engagement between officials from the Office of the Auditor General and members of the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government), Public Accounts…
The Ministry of Information, Communication Technology (ICT) has developed a government digital registry aimed at coordinating ICT initiatives and projects across all government ministries, departments, and agencies. Sophie Nantongo, the undersecretary at the ministry, said the registry will help improve e-government operations and accelerate Uganda’s digital transformation strategy. Nantongo made the remarks while representing the…
The 2025 annual report of the Office of the Auditor General has revealed that many Parish Development Model (PDM) priorities are not aligned with local government work plans, leading to funding gaps, budget deficits and stalled implementation. Handing over the report to Speaker Anita Among, the Auditor General Edward Akol said the mismatch between national…
Parliament yesterday approved a new loan worth $121 million (Shs 420 billion) from the African Development Fund to finance Uganda’s electricity export project to South Sudan, despite sharp divisions among MPs While some legislators welcomed the project as a strategic regional investment that could generate foreign income, others warned that it would worsen Uganda’s debt…
Parliament has directed that a family in Kagadi district whose four-month-old child was snatched by baboons and later found dead in a forest be compensated. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa gave the directive to the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, Tom Butiime. He observed that children in Kagadi district no longer go to school, and…
The High Court has dismissed an application by the National Unity Platform (NUP) seeking to stop the government from withholding its share of the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) cash. Justice Collins Acellam ruled that the request for an interim order came too late, as the money had already been paid out to other parties,…
To restore professionalism and discipline in managing Uganda’s workforce, MPs have endorsed tough penalties against unqualified and unlicensed human resource (HR) practitioners. The proposals are among many others contained in the Human Resource Management Professionals Bill, 2025, introduced by Workers’ MP Margaret Rwabushaija. The private member’s bill seeks to regulate the HR profession through strict…
Members of Parliament have urged the government to negotiate stronger bilateral agreements on labour externalisation following a recent BBC documentary highlighting the plight of Ugandan girls subjected to sex slavery in the United Arab Emirates UAE). The documentary, titled Death in Dubai, revealed the tragic deaths of two Ugandan girls who suffered perverse sexual assaults…
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has fired or transferred 82 employees with questionable educational qualifications, following a presidential directive, the authority Director General Fred Bamwesigye has told MPs. Bamwesigye, who led UCAA officials to the House Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to answer queries in the Auditor General’s Report for the…
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has praised China’s growing partnership with Uganda, hailing it as historic and transformative. Tayebwa welcomed the high-level Chinese delegation led by Jiang Zuojun, the Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party, in a move expected to bolster…
As Africa contends with escalating insecurity, unconstitutional transitions, and protracted conflicts, parliamentary leaders are increasingly stepping into central roles in peace building and conflict resolution across the continent. The upcoming Extraordinary General Assembly of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (CoSPAL), scheduled for 19 to 20 July in Kampala, is expected to…
Members of Parliament on the Agriculture committee have urged the government to develop new policies to address land challenges, particularly for rural populations without land titles. Committee chairperson, Linda Auma, speaking at a joint forum of the Eastern and Southern Africa Small-Scale Farmers’ Forum in Parliament, said many people lose their land to grabbers due…
Parliament has approved a government proposal to borrow up to €270 million (Shs 1.1 trillion) from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and €230 million (Shs 940 billion) from Ecobank Uganda and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to finance the 2024/2025 national budget. This amounts to €500 million (Shs 2 trillion). The debate on…
Speaker Anita Among officially closed the fourth session of the 11th Parliament, praising MPs for their dedication and legislative achievements despite a year marked by loss and challenges. A session is a period beginning with the date when Parliament commences to sit upon being summoned by the president or speaker by proclamation under clauses (1)…
Uganda will spend an additional Shs4.5 billion to renovate Uganda House, a government-owned commercial building in Nairobi that was torched during anti-tax protests in June 2024. This comes despite a Shs24.8 billion investment in earlier renovations and failed efforts to secure compensation through insurance or diplomatic channels. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee – Central…
As the National Resistance Movement (NRM) renews its leadership at the grassroots, senior party members are positioning themselves to play an influential role within the party. The biggest battle for local supremacy within the NRM is taking shape in Rukungiri district, where Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde and Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi will face off for…
Parliament will today afternoon consider amendments to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Act through the UPDF (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to permit military courts to try civilians under specific circumstances, despite a Supreme Court ruling declaring such trials unconstitutional. A key provision is the insertion of Clause 117A, which subjects civilians to military law in…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Office of the President to provide a detailed breakdown of Shs5 billion spent on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit that was held in January 2024. The directive was issued during a session chaired by Muwanga Kivumbi, on Wednesday, 7 May 2025, where top officials from the Office…
Government to reduce Uganda’s foreign missions, according to the minister of State for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba, has revealed. Mulimba said the number of diplomatic missions abroad will reduce from the current 38 to about 15 due to cost concerns. Mulimba made the disclosure while responding to concerns raised by MPs over the deteriorating performance…
A flurry of infrastructure projects has taken shape in the run-up to the 2027 ‘PAMOJA’ Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania will co-host. Sports facilities long left in ruin are being hastily renovated, while a handful of grand new structures are rising. In Uganda’s case, two multi-purpose stadiums are being built,…
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has appealed to political leaders to avoid violence and promote peace in the run-up to the 2026 general elections. Dr. Kaziimba asked politicians to avoid a repeat of the violence witnessed during the recently concluded by-election for the Kawempe Division North…
Traceability of externalised labour in the Middle East is expected to improve following the establishment of a database of migrant workers, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD) has said. Uganda has in the recent past experienced a surge in labour migration, particularly to the Middle East, with estimates pointing to over 165,000,…
It will take the government 12 years to clear outstanding domestic arrears of Shs 13.8 trillion, a report by the committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development has revealed. The report presented by the committee’s Deputy Chairperson, Moses Aleper, said domestic arrears had increased from Shs 10.5 trillion in the 2022/2023 financial year to Shs…
MPs have raised concerns about the quality of young lawyers, stating that the increasing number of graduates in the profession is having a negative impact. Soroti Municipality MP Anna Adeke said that the high number of students pursuing the law degree calls for tightened regulations on the profession by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth has defended the deployment of the UPDF in South Sudan saying President Salva Kiir requested President Museveni for urgent support. Oboth told MPs that Kiir was responding to the civil unrest that erupted in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State at the beginning of March. “On 10…
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) is looking for $62 million (about Shs 228 billion) to implement the third phase of the national CCTV project. This revelation was made by the Undersecretary of the Police Aggrey Wunyi while appearing before the committee on Defence and Internal Affairs yesterday. Wunyi said that the project is still at…
A delegation from the Forum of Parliamentarians in the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (PF-ICGLR) is in Uganda as part of a fact-finding mission on peace and security in the Eastern DR Congo. The delegation led by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia and President of PF-ICGLR, Nelly Mutti Butete will…
MPs have criticized security agencies for their interference and excessive force used in the campaigns of the Kawempe North by-election raising concerns about electoral violence and the state’s approach to democracy. The condemnation of the actions of the security forces followed a statement by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, David Muhoozi to Parliament…
The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has revealed that the government is seeking an additional Shs 480 billion to bridge the gap created by the suspension of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding. While addressing MPs during the Prime Minister’s Time, Nabbanja said the government is also engaging international and local stakeholders, to mobilize…
Women leaders in local governments and civil society have called on government to ring fence 30 per cent of public procurement contracts for businesses run by women. The women leaders made this call during the Second Women’s Parliament held on Monday, 03 March 2025 at the Parliament of Uganda. They also asked for a policy…
The minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, has said a team from the ministry have gone to the school in Soroti where a student died under mysterious circumstances last week. His remarks followed Speaker Anita Among’s instructions for the government to investigate and present a report on the recent cases of deaths…
Parliament has amended its rules of procedure to provide for election of the four backbench commissioners dropping the current system of selection by parties. The House Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline, which reviewed the current rules and provided suggested amendments, said this would “give MPs greater control over the election of commissioners, reducing the…
A family law expert Dr. Diana Musoke has warned that the Marriage Bill, 2024 has the potential to destroy the institution of marriage if enacted into law. Dr. Musoke said the proposals in the bill seek to discourage the country’s long held perception on the purpose for which marriages exist. She questioned why the Bill…
Officials from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority have told Parliament that the government owes the body Shs 109bn, a factor that has hindered its operations. Fred Bamwesigye, the director general of UCAA, said this money excludes Shs 63bn owed by Uganda Airlines. The officials today appeared before the parliamentary committee on Physical Infrastructure chaired by…
Parliament is looking into a proposal by the government to borrow $190 million (approx Shs 700bn) from Stanbic Bank to facilitate the buyout of Umeme Limited. The proposal was tabled by Henry Musasizi, the minister of state for Finance. The matter was pushed to the Committee on National Economy for review. Umeme started the process…
MPs have discouraged the government from acquiring land for Bunyoro University at Shs4.9 billion. The 100 acres of land in question is located in Buhimba Town Council, Hoima City and was offered to government by Dr Henry Wamani, a resident of Hoima on condition that Shs4.9 billion is paid as compensation for his pine tree…
