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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has asked the Office of the Auditor General to shift focus to value for money audits, which she said makes more accountability sense in light of the shift to a programme-based approach to budgeting. Speaker Among was meeting the Auditor …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked the Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development, to work with the line ministry to investigate companies involved in the export of labour to the Middle East. This follows the rampant and unclear deaths of many casual labourers, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operations of stock markets are expected to be strengthened, once the proposed Capital Markets Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is enacted. Parliament chaired by Speaker Anita Among granted Nathan Igeme, Jinja South Division East MP leave to introduce the Private Member’s Bill during plenary sitting on Wednesday, …