Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Media owners and managers from the countryside have appealed to parliament to reign-in on the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to scrap the requirement of offering free airtime for government programs. UCC guidelines issued in 2014 require all licensed radio and television stations to broadcast …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Finance Matia Kasaija has told Parliament that the government does not have money to pay Ugandan traders who supplied goods to South Sudan. In 2019, Parliament approved 900 Billion shillings for traders that supplied goods and services to the South Sudan government …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has amended its rules of procedure to allow for virtual proceedings in both committee and plenary sessions. This will allow Parliamentary business to run through a designated digital platform that enables MPs and staff to attend the meetings remotely. The amendment followed a directive from …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price