Parliament has endorsed a report by the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources recommending renewed negotiations between the Ugandan government and Tibet Hima Mining Company Limited (THMCOL) concerning the disputed termination of their concession to manage Kilembe Mines.
In a move to streamline operations, the Uganda Parliament has approved amendments sending three government agencies—the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA), the Privatisation Unit, and the Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust—back to the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Dev
Members of Parliament have called on the government to improve access to electricity in rural areas across the country to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector.
Lawmakers have called for the immediate closure of the abattoir in Hoima City, citing unhygienic conditions which they said poses health hazards to consumers of beef and goat meat.
The Committee on Public Service and Local Government chaired by Martin Ojara Mapenduzi recommended the provision of Shs79.3 billion in Financial Year 2024/25 for merging government agencies.
Members of Parliament (MPs) criticised the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) for violating the procurement law when it directly procured Horyal Company Limited to support Atiak sugar cane factory. The MPs on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, asked the Committee on Education and Sports to avail Shs52.9 billion in its new budget to renovate facilities at the Colleges of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Programs related to gender and social development should never be looked at as being consumptive in nature during the budgeting process, Members of Parliament from Zimbabwe have cautioned.
Uganda has the opportunity to graduate from subsistence to commercial farming in some strategic sectors like silk production to become one of the leading suppliers.
Members of Parliament have ordered the Director of Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Dr John Stephen Obbo, to provide evidence for non-absorption of Shs1.5 billion ring-fenced for hiring of medical specialists.
