MPs call for a joint EAC force to end border conflicts

The Committee on East African Community (EAC) Affairs has called for the creation and deployment of a professional joint force at entry points of all partner states so as to end border conflicts.

The Committee, headed by Hon. James Nsaba…

Migrant workers’ traceability to improve, Gender Ministry says

Traceability of externalised labour in the Middle East is expected to improve following the establishment of a data base of migrant workers, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD) has said.

Uganda has in the recent…

Boost awareness on insolvency, Tayebwa Tasks URSB

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) to intensify its sensitization campaigns, particularly among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), about the importance of understanding and…

Renewal of national IDs to start soon - Gen. David Muhoozi

The mass renewal of national identification cards is expected to start in May 2025, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi has revealed.

Gen. Muhoozi said this as he responded to the report of the Committee on…

Parliament makes payments through formal processes - Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has dismissed allegations that Members of Parliament received  Shs100 million for supporting the passing of the Coffee Bill.

Tayebwa who chaired the sitting of the House on Wednesday, 09 April 2025 made…

Govt allocates funds for A- level curriculum implementation

Uncertainty over the implementation of the new Advanced level (A- level) school curriculum will soon end, after the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development allocated Shs7.1 billion for its implementation.

The assurance was…

UTel to take on operationalisation of National Backbone Infrastructure

Government is moving to revitalise the Uganda Telecommunications Corporation (UTel), after it secured investment commitments from Rowad Capital Commercial LLC (RCC), a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company.

The move is aimed at capitalising…

KCCA wants hospital in every division

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has asked Parliament for an annual budgetary appropriation of Shs35 billion intended to establish a general hospital in each of its five divisions.

KCCA officials led by the Minister for KCCA and…