Sugar Council to regulate sugar sector
Parliament has passed the Sugarcane (Amendment) Bill, 2023 providing for self-regulation of the sugarcane industry by a stakeholder council.
The Sugarcane (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed during plenary sitting on Tuesday, 15 April 2025.…
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Govt should provide money for the cancer PET Machine
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called on the Ministry of Finance to honor an earlier House recommendation for government to purchase a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) machine, used for early cancer detection and monitor treatment.
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Avoid violence and promote peace, Dr. Kaziimba tells MPs
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 general elections.
Dr. Kaziimba asked politicians to avoid a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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