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Uganda will mark the International Labour Day with a call on the government, investors and stakeholders to redesign and review their policies, laws, and strategies with a view of increasing job opportunities. In a statement delivered to…

Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the understaffing in local governments which has affected service delivery in the country. Amuria District Woman MP,  Hon. Susan Amero said that officers have been transferred from…

Of late, we have witnessed and will continue to witness the wave of social misfits taking on the leadership mantles across the globe, as people attempt to perfect the concept of freedom of choice. Leadership is said to be the ability of…

Parliament has authorised government to borrow up to $100m (about Shs380b) from the domestic market to fund classified military activities. The request by Finance minister Matia Kasaija was, however, controversially passed as a…

Uganda’s ambassador to Burundi, Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza, has said the Parliament resolution to recall him from his diplomatic posting following his confrontation with a traffic police officer was a “stupid and unfair” decision.…

Though it is commonly called FINASI-ROKO hospital or the Lubowa Speacilised Hospital, its veritable name is International Specialized Hospital of Uganda (ISHU). Finasi is an Italian consortium that deals in a wide range of activities…

Recently the Parliament of Uganda passed the minimum wage act of 2015 into law. According to the passed law, an employee is currently not supposed to earn less than 130,000 Ugx. There was some excitement from my learned friend when the…

Parliament will not be blackmailed or arm-twisted by any individuals as it considers the Cosase Report on the closed seven banks, the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said. The speaker said that the House will continue to carry out…

The closure of Crane Bank by Bank of Uganda was illegal, this is according to a report by the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises - COSASE. The report indicates that an analysis of the Bank's liquidity…

Parliament has passed the Minimum Wage Bill, 2015 that seeks to set up a minimum wage determination mechanism across different sectors of the economy. The Bill that was moved by Workers MP Arinatwe Rwakajara also seeks to have an…