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Kiryadongo district Woman Member of parliament Hellen Kahunde has reportedly tested positive for Covid19. The MP is said to be currently admitted at Mulago Hospital since Tuesday. Following the news that she has tested positive the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has revealed that Parliament will begin mass screening for coronavirus
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng to clearly account for the funds that were appropriated by Parliament to fund the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). “We did the supplementary budget in April, so let the Ministry of Health come and explain
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The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga clashed with her deputy Jacob Oulanya when she refused to respond to Oulanya's plea to make a submission on the floor of parliament during the Tuesday, June 2 plenary session. The unsuccessful attempts to make a submission compelled the deputy speaker, Jacob Oulanya to
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The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the government to produce a status report on the ongoing distribution of food in Kampala, and Wakiso. Kadaga made the directives during plenary on Tuesday. “Government owes us an explanation on how far we have gone (on the distribution of food). We need
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The public at large, through the media and other avenues, is up in arms over media reports that the Parliamentary Commission was allocated Ushs 10 billion during the disbursement of supplementary funds intended to facilitate the fight against Covid-19 in Uganda. The Supplementary budget, which was passed by Parliament last week,
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The Income Tax Amendment Bill 2020 has passed into law with amendments, leaving the Finance Ministry counting losses on revenue measures. A proposal to raise the tax on rental income from 20 to 30 per cent flopped after the deletion of clause 3, which had proposed the new tax measure. Withholding tax
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Parliament is determined to push through a Private Member's Bill on Local Content despite the reluctance from government. This, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, said is intended to boost and protect the livelihoods of the local communities in which the multinational corporations operate. "We passed the oil law having included local
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