Parliament has been asked to push the government to use the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to recapitalise small-scale industries. Brig Emmanuel Rwashande, the MP for Lwemiyaga, moved the motion during a plenary sitting chaired by the speaker, Jacob Oboth Oboth. “There is no country in the world that has developed without industries,” he said. He…
Government has promised tougher action against rising crime, but opposition MPs accused the internal affairs minister of avoiding questions on illegal detention and human rights abuses. Prof Ephraim Kamuntu, the minister of Internal Affairs, presented the measures to Parliament during a plenary sitting chaired by the Speaker Jacob Oboth Oboth. ‘We are going to enhance…
The government has dismissed claims that the pharmacy degree programme at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) has been scrapped, saying its accreditation remains valid until 2036. State Minister for Education and Sports Peter Ogwang told Parliament that the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), not the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU), has the…
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has asked the government to clarify how banks should treat former politicians and other politically exposed persons who have left public office, amid complaints that some are struggling to access financial services. Tayebwa raised the matter during plenary at Parliament after saying he had received complaints from former legislators and ministers…
Several local companies and institutions are seeking tax waivers running into billions of shillings, citing financial difficulties, declining revenues, loss of major contracts and growing debts. The requests are being considered as Parliament examines the government’s proposed framework for deciding which taxpayers facing financial difficulties should qualify for tax relief. Among the applicants is the…
