Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of Terego district. This brings the number of districts in the country to 136. The approval in a plenary session steered by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga followed a motion by the Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the creation of 15 new cities across the country. The approved cities will come into effect in a phased manner starting 1st July 2020 to July 2023. The seven cities that will be operational effective this year are Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Mbarara, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Government Minister for Raphael Magyezi has directed Local governments to close down all markets that are not observing the measures to control the spread of the coronavirus. Magyezi issued the order during a press conference in which he announced guidelines for local …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Urban Authorities Association of Uganda has petitioned the Minister of Local Government seeking amendment of Public Finance Management. Through the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Economic Development introduced regulations under Integrated Financial Management System in which all …
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Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E. NANTABA | The Igara West Member of Parliament, Raphael Magyezi is the brain behind the controversial constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 that was largely known as the Age Limit Bill. The bill was passed on December 20, and had the president assent to it on January …
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