Coffee Bill passed seeing UCDA back in mother ministry
Parliament of Uganda has passed the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024 integrating the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).
This move is part of the…
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Road agencies scrapped
The Uganda National Roads Authority and the Uganda Road Fund have been dissolved and their functions returned to the Ministry of Works and Transport.
This follows the repealing of the Uganda Road Fund Act, 2008 and the Uganda National Roads…
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Speaker Among urges EAC states to implement protocols
The East African Community (EAC) partner states have been urged to consolidate the gains of unity and cohesion in a bid to ensure a united community which will unlock the potential for local solutions to shared problems.
According to the…
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Speaker gives Shs100m to women’s forum
The Uganda Women’s Movement, an organisation which brings together women advocacy groups, on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 called on Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, who asked the group to focus on the plight of rural women.
The Speaker…
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Speaker tends apology over assault of police officer
Speaker Anita Among has apologized on behalf of the Ugandan women after an incident in which Mercy Timbitwire Bashisha, a staff at the National Resistance Movement secretariat allegedly assaulted a traffic policeman.
While chairing a…
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LoP calls for accountability of Shs266 billion investment in Roko
The Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has tasked the Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development to present before Parliament, accountability of the Shs263.33 billion invested in Roko Construction Company.
In…
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Uganda Martyrs honoured at Vatican celebration
President Yoweri Museveni has praised the impact of Christianity on Uganda while marking the 60th anniversary of the canonization of the Uganda Martyrs.
In a speech delivered on his behalf on Saturday, 19 October 2024 by the Deputy Speaker…
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EAC Mediation Agreement Bill tabled for First Reading
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs (EAC), Rebecca Kadaga, has tabled the East African Community Mediation Agreement Bill, 2024 for First Reading.
The Bill seeks to give legal effect to the…
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