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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has tabled a supplementary request to Parliament of up to 3.4 trillion shillings which is about 7.5% of the total budget of this financial year. Although the total budget for Financial Year 2020/2021 is 45.49 trillion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A proposal by Parliament calling for COVID-19 mass testing has been rejected by the government after the Minister of State for Planning David Bahati said that this was not possible currently. Dokolo Woman MP Cecilia Atim Ogwal had appealed that the government carries out mass …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbert Kabafunzaki, the former state Minister for Labor has lost the NRM party flag in Rukiga county. Kabafunzaki, who was seeking a second term of office lost to Adson Kakuru, the presidential advisor in-charge of wetlands. According to the results declared by Yalyakumanyi Serubowa Twaha, …

Ndorwa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Nicholas Tuesday Arinaitwe, one of the NRM party aspirants for Ndorwa West has withdrawn from the race.  Arinaitwe who is the incumbent Nakawa Division Councilor was contesting against David Bahati, the State Minister of Finance for Planning, Simpson Mpiriirwe, Bahati’s former Campaign Manager and Mark …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Thursday resolved to reject a motion tabled by the Minister of State for Planning David Bahati which sought to re-allocate funds in the financial year 2020/2021 budget to operationalize the newly created cities. On 28th April, Parliament approved the creation of 15 new …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Plans are ongoing, to reconcile the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah as bickering between the two senior leaders of Parliament heightens.   The two leaders have had a bitter relationship since 2016 when Oulanyah sought to contest for the position …

Kabale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Darius Nandinda, the Kabale Resident District Commissioner has come under criticism from members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party supporters for influencing them to support a candidate of his choice.  According to the supporters, Nandinda has several times told NRM party members from Ndorwa …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said Parliament has accused the Ministry of Finance of avoiding to pay off Ugandan traders who supplied goods to South Sudan. Last year in May, Parliament approved 900 Billion shillings for traders that supplied goods and services to …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Economy Committee of Parliament has raised concern over the management and credibility issues at Bank of Uganda in light of a fresh loan request of USD 491 million. The International Monetary Fund loan will see the Bank of Uganda (BoU) take US …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has revised its proposal to borrow money to mitigate the effects of coronavirus by up to 1.3 trillion shillings. On April 2, the government presented a motion to borrow up to 1.7 trillion shillings to cushion the economy from the effects of COVID-19. …