Tag Archives: Raphael Magyezi

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has directed Arua city leaders to vacate stalls and lock-ups they allegedly allocated themselves in the new market. His directive follows complaints by a section of vendors who accuse some officials in the city of owning stalls and lockups. …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city authorities have started relocating vendors to the new modern market constructed under the second phase of the Market and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program- MATIP-2. The relocation of more than 1,000 vendors started on Thursday after months of disagreements between city authorities and market vendors. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have expressed fear that government’s flag ship programme, the Parish Development Model (PDM) is likely to fail because most parishes are not yet prepared. MPs said that although the programme is inclined towards agricultural production and marketing, many parishes lack key infrastructure like …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have been asked to guard against corruption tendencies and ensure that Parliament continues to be held in high regard. The statements were made by Justine Kasule Lumumba, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister in charge of General Duties on Wednesday, 15 …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has directed fresh verification of all Mbarara central market vendors. This is the fifth time the vendors are registered and verified. The directive follows investigations after registering multiple complaints from vendors. Magyezi suspended the verification lists done by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi to present a comprehensive statement explaining why budgets that had not been approved by districts councils were submitted to parliament. Tayebwa made the statement while delivering his communication to Members of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed into law the Physical Planner Registration Bill, 2021. The bill, passed during plenary on Thursday, 21 April 2022, will see the establishment of Physical Planners Registration Board to provide for the registration of physical planners and a disciplinary basis for their work. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Local Government, Raphael Magyezi has asked lawmakers to amend the Public Finance Management Act to mandate local governments to appropriate local revenues in accordance with the Constitution, the Local Government Act and the policy on decentralization. Article 191 (1) of the constitution states …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In what is becoming like a ritual, market vendors in Mbarara city are to be re-registered for yet another time. Resident City Commissioner James Mwesigye has directed for the fresh registration of all Mbarara Central Market vendors. The directive for new registration follows the election …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mbarara City Resident Commissioner James Mweisgye has instituted an independent Appeals committee to verify the final lists of vendors released by the verification committee. The new extra layer of verification was set up following complaints from over 150 vendors that missed out on the …