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…
