Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has attributed the sharp rise in fuel prices to global supply disruptions, the depreciation of the Uganda shilling and a new Shillings 200 duty introduced in the current financial year. UNOC Chief Executive Officer Proscovia Nabbanja made the remarks …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has postponed its engagement with Bank of Uganda after the central bank failed to provide satisfactory explanations over a Shs140.487 billion guarantee issued to Habba Group that has remained outstanding since 2017. The committee …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake has ruled out mass dismissals at the national carrier, saying the ongoing restructuring is intended to strengthen the workforce and address critical staffing gaps. Wake made the remarks while appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and …
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COMMENT | STELLA OKETCHO | Uganda’s Parliament has, over the years, developed several standing committees that have stood out for the weight of the responsibilities entrusted to them. Among the most prominent are the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Public Accounts (Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises), …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has adjourned its scrutiny of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) after a dispute over the regulator’s leadership prevented MPs from proceeding with substantive audit queries. COSASE had summoned IRA officials to respond to findings contained …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Director of Complaints, Investigations and Legal Services at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Pauline Nansamba Mutumba, has come under scrutiny over her rapid rise within the commission, multiple responsibilities and the handling of human rights complaints. As Mutumba appeared before the Committee on …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has directed police to provide security to former Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Secretary and Accounting Officer Margaret Lucy Ejang, following concerns she raised about her safety ahead of her appearing before the committee on …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament’s probe into alleged corruption at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) hit a roadblock on Wednesday after the authority’s Director General and Accounting Officer, Fred K. Bamwesigye, failed to appear before the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE). Bamwesigye reportedly did …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has started the process of seeking a High Court order to take full possession of its contested Temangalo land, as Parliament has given the Fund and businessman Amos Nzeyi until next Monday to resolve the long running dispute out …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An investigative look into the National Social Security Fund’s (NSSF) 2008 Temangalo land acquisition has exposed a 16-year administrative gridlock, leaving billions in workers’ savings locked out of 55 contested acres.Despite NSSF holding all six legal land titles for the 463.87-acre estate, …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
