Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among revealed that the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises has been the worst accountability committee in the House. According to the Speaker, out of the 111 reports that were supposed to be produced by COSASE, only …
Read More »Gov’t loses UGX 33Bn in payroll irregularities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government lost 33 billion Shillings in payroll irregularities in the last financial year 2021/2022. Part of the money was paid to ineligible teachers, overpaid in salaries and pension, and in some other instances, paid to retired, transferred, dead, or staff who absconded. This was revealed …
Read More »Speaker to Auditor General: Be firm on PDM funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has pressed the Auditor General to be audacious with the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM) and guard against misuse of funds. “A lot of our money is going to PDM and so you should be stricter on the …
Read More »Select Committee to probe NSSF operations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker Anita Among has reiterated the importance of protecting workers’ savings stressing that any diversion of the funds is a criminal act. She also directed investigations into the operations and management of the National Social Security Fund by a select committee. Among said that the …
Read More »Gender Minister to present status report on NSSF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker Anita Among, has directed the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi to present a statement on the current status of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). NSSF, whose portfolio stands at Shs17.9 trillion has recently been marred with allegations of corruption …
Read More »Parliament directs Ministry of Education to regulate school fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to present a statutory instrument to regulate school fees increments. Speaker Anita Among communicated this directive during the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 17 January 2023. Her directive comes amidst a tough economic situation with many school proprietors …
Read More »Speaker petitioned over palliative care legislation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) has petitioned Parliament for a national palliative care policy which will facilitate access to services by the terminally ill. In a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, on Monday, 12 December 2022 in her boardroom, the PCAU …
Read More »Parliament calls for improved funding to Uganda’s foreign missions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have called on Government to provide adequate funding and other necessary support to Uganda’s missions abroad, to ensure their smooth operations. The MPs were debating a Report on an oversight visit to the Uganda High Commission in London, presented to the House …
Read More »Protect SACCOs in new MDI law – Speaker Among
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, has instructed the House Committee on Finance, scrutinizing the Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to ensure inclusion of laws that protect members of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs). The Speaker gave the directive during the plenary sitting on Thursday, …
Read More »Speaker demands answers over students’ loan scheme funding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Government Business, also the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has been urged to expeditiously present a comprehensive report on the progress of financing of the Students’ Loan Scheme. Speaker Anita Among made the directive following media reports on the challenges affecting students in higher …
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