Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among Annet on Friday afternoon prorogued Parliament after discussions on the Annual Budget Estimates for FY 2022/23, marking the end of the First Session of the 11th House with effect from May 20th 2022. Parliament will reconvene next month when President Yoweri …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliamentarians have warned President Yoweri Museveni against entertaining any thoughts of a U-turn against the resolution of the House that endorsed the termination of the agreement between the Government and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited – UVCCL. The Committee led by Mwine Mpaka Rwamirama, also …
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Recurrent expenditure ✳️ Ministry of Finance Shs2.3 trillio, ✳️ Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs Shs1.2 trillion ✳️ Lands, Housing and Urban Development Shs503 billion Development expenditure ✳ Defence Shs2.3 trillion ✳ Ministry of Health Shs1.4 trillion ✳ Energy gets Shs1.4 trillion ✳ Uganda National Roads Authority Shs2.5 trillion Kampala, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Trade has directed government to terminate an agreement it signed recently with Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. Parliament has described the agreement as illegal and demanded that “officials who committed Government to such illegalities should be penalized as a deterrent mechanism …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Wednesday passed the Excise Duty (Amendment), 2022, but rejected a proposal seeking to reduce tax on fuel. The proposal was carried in a minority report presented by Kampala Central MP, Muhammad Nsereko. Nsereko proposed that the excise duty on motor-spirit gasoline which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDNET | Opposition Members of Parliament on Tuesday renewed their demand for the release of incarcerated MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana. The call followed a statement by Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, marking one year of the Eleventh Parliament. Members of the Eleventh Parliament were …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has warned legislators against staging protests ahead of the debate on the controversial coffee agreement. According to Among, she will not hesitate to stop the debate should any legislator demonstrate during the discussion of the report prepared by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The interdicted Uganda Land Commission – ULC Secretary, Barbara Imaryo is in trouble for contempt of parliament. The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authority and State Enterprises – COSASE has issued an arrest warrant for Imaryo because of her failure to appear on Tuesday to respond …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House on Tuesday tasked the Inspectorate of Government – IG to investigate further the utilization of funds appropriated to facilitate the COVID-19 vaccine development by Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero. Anita Among, the Speaker of Parliament directed that the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the committee on Tourism, Trade, and Industries have commenced inquiries into the petition of Kampala Rice Traders’ Association over the unfair Value Added Tax – VAT exempt rice importation. Last week, the traders, who import rice from Tanzania petitioned Speaker …
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