GOVERNMENT EXPLAINS DELAYED ACTION ON LEGISLATIVE DECISIONS
Government has clarified on why the Executive may sometimes take long to act on some decisions made by the Legislature. Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua says the Head of State is guided by the Constitution before Acting on any decision made by Parliament. The explanation follows cases of delayed signing of bills and endorsement of censure motions as may be passed by Parliament. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlJaBuRtYXM
Parliament has finalized the week long consideration of enacting bills to enhance Islamic Banking in Uganda. The Thursday afternoon session witnessed passing of the Income Tax Amendment No.2 bill 2023 which provides for the equivalent tax treatment of Islamic financial Businesses.
The Minister of state for Finance under General Duties Henry Musaasizi told the house that President Yoweri Museveni was at the helm of ensuring that Islamic Banking is given a priority and thus the need for the amendments in the laws.
The MPs also passed the Foreign Exchange Amendment Bill 2023 to increase the capital investment in the Forex Bureau business from 50 million to 200 million shillings.
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Over 200 Ugandans have successfully been evacuated from the war-ravaged City of Khartoum in Sudan.
This results from an intervention by Uganda’s top Leadership led by President Yoweri Museveni following the unrest in Sudan that left over 300 Ugandans trapped.
Uganda’s Ambassador to Sudan Dr. Yahya Rashid Ssemuddu says majority of the evacuees are male including students and business people. Henry Okurut filed this report.
This is the Airbus of Uganda Airlines. It is just arriving from theBahir Dar International Airport of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
It is carrying mainly Ugandans. They were trapped in the middle of unrest in Sudan prompting Ugandan government to intervene.
After long hours of travel by road from Sudan to the Ethiopian border and then to Bahir Dar International Airport, they are finally home.
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The Uganda AIDS COMMISSION has asked University students to play a central role in combating HIV AIDS scourge in Uganda.
The Chairperson Uganda AIDS Commission Dr Eddy Mukooyo while meeting Kyambogo University students decried the increasing HIV AIDS cases among the youth in particular the adolescent ones.
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Health practitioners at Makerere University hospital have revealed a rise in the number of women affected by Reproductive tract infections. This was revealed at the launch of the Reproductive tract infections system centre at the hospital.
During the launch, an online medical application was unveiled to enable patients from around Kampala to quickly access services at a click of a button.
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In a bid to ensure that prosecutors across the country exercise their role professionally and in standard manner, the office of the director of public Prosecutions has launched guidelines to aid them.
The director public Prosecutions lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo says these guidelines will help prosecutors make correct decisions while executing their work.
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