KAMPALA. President Museveni has come out to defend the Shs100m reportedly given to selected legislators, saying…
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Opposition MPs ordered to return Shs100m cash
A storm is brewing in Uganda’s Parliament as Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) face growing pressure…
Tayebwa denies Shs100m payout to MPs
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has dismissed allegations that Members of Parliament received Shs100 million for…
Govt revises UMEME buyout to $118 million
Government has revised the loan request to buy out electricity distribution company, UMEME, from over US$190…
MPs call for stringent enforcement of laws on drug dispensation
Members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance have called on the Government to…
EC faces scrutiny over delay in gazetting Kawempe North MP-Elect
KAMPALA The Electoral Commission (EC) is under increasing pressure to gazette Elias Nalukoola, the newly elected…
NUP accuses security forces of intimidating its polling agents to overturn Kawempe North victory
KAMPALA The National Unity Platform (NUP) has levied fresh accusations against security forces, alleging the abduction…
MPs approve UPDF deployment to South Sudan
Lawmakers have supported the deployment of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in South Sudan. The Minister…
Parliament approves Shs700b Umeme buyout loan
Parliament has approved the government’s proposal to borrow over US$190 million from Stanbic Bank Uganda for the…
MPs concerned about delay in Nalukoola swearing in
Concerns have been raised in Parliament over the delay by the Electoral Commission to gazette Member…