Tag: MPs

Museveni bashes MPs for grabbing Shs10b from national coffers

President Yoweri Museveni has called the move by Parliament to share Shs10…

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OFWONO OPONDO: MPs Shs10bn COVID-19 Bonanza undermines Museveni’s Fundraising

Two weeks ago, MPs while considering a 304Bn Supplementary budget, managed to…

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Taxes on fuel shoot up as Parliament passes Excise Duty Bill

Parliament has passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with amendments which…

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COVID-19: High court halts release of the Shs10bn to MPs

The Civil Division of the High court has halted the release of…

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Why Speaker Kadaga, MPs won’t return Shs10b even after failing to defend cash bonanza

Over the past few days, democracy watchdogs have joined members of the…

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Forget about postponing 2021 elections- trusted Museveni aide tells off greedy MPs

The Presidential Assistant on Media Management Faruk Kirunda has assured Ugandans that…

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NORBERT MAO: Shs10bn ‘cut’ from COVID-19 budget earns MPs a prime place on the Wall of Shame

The air is now clear. The head of the legislature, Speaker Kadaga,…

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MUHIMBISE GEORGE: Why MPs should take Sh20 Million in COVID-19 Cash

The Bakiga say that instead of eating nothing, you rather eat a…

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MPs exempt agricultural inputs from Value Added Tax

Parliament has widened tax exemptions to mechanized agricultural inputs, in a bid…

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OP-ED: Dear MPs, we don’t have the authority to stop you from eating the Shs10b but it will haunt you to your graves

By Ashraf Ssimwogerere Asalaam alaikum warahmatulahi wabarakatuh. During the war that brought…

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Kigezi activists gang up against MPs for being selfish as Shs10b row deepens 

A section of activists in Kigezi region have blasted Parliament’s move to…

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