![LAST WEEK IN PARLIAMENT (17th -21st September) This is a summary of the key issues debated and discussed in Parliament in the week of September 17th-21st 2018. PLENARY Speaker Calls out Non-performing committees. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, named committees that have failed to deliver on their constitutional mandate to process Bills within the requisite 45 days. She further informed the House that the following weeks would be dedicated to the completion of Bills before Committees and thereafter Committee […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/KMJ_5244-1400x912.jpg)
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![17/September/2018 Members of Parliament raised concern on the continued brutality of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) on fishing communities. MPs raising on matters of urgent national importance noted that the UPDF guarding the Uganda waters and fishing communities have been terrorizing the citizens. The Speaker Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga informed the house that she received a Kenyan delegation led by two MPs who complained about the brutality of the UPDF on the Kenyan waters, and informed the house that […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/KMJ_5210-1400x912.jpg)
![The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018: The key Income Tax reforms proposed include: Exemption from tax on income derived by operators and investors of an industrial park or free zone. It specifically exempts: (i) The income of a new developer of an industrial park or free zone whose investment capital is at least US$200m for a period of 10 years from the date of commencement of construction. (ii) The income of an operator in an industrial park or free zone or […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Taxes.1.jpg)
![By Godfrey Mwesigye It is now seventeen years since Uganda last conducted elections for Local council one (LC1) leaders in 2001. Apparently, the LC1 leaders in place are those who were elected seventeen years or replaced when the previous LC1 died. The elections have always been postponed on several occasions. The most recent one is that of last year which was meant to take place in November but was paused by the court case (James Tweheyo and others Vs Uganda Electoral Commission, […]](http://parliamentwatch.ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lc1-elections-960x630.jpg)
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The Excise duty (Amendment) Act, 2018: A progress for Uganda’s economy or an impediment to telecommunication?
By Godfrey Mwesigye The parliament of Uganda on May 30ththis year passed the Excise duty (Amendment), Bill 2018 which among other things involved amending Section 4 of the Excise Duty Act, 2014 by including sub-section 5 whic... More »
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Why Parliament should pass the Data Protection and Privacy bill 2015 to end digital exploitation
By Godfrey Mwesigye The digital era, which has swept across the whole world, is upon us as is evident in the numbers of people who have switched from analog to digital. Ugandans, especially the youth, have incredibly embraced... More »
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What You need to know about Ministry of Agriculture budget estimates for the FY 2018/19
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry andFisheries in Financial Year 20l7/18 was allocated Shs. 866.757 billion out of which Shs. 74.471bi11ion was for wage recurrent, Shs. I49.425 billion was for non-wage recurrent ... More »
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Community Health Advocates petition Speaker on workers absenteeism
A number of community advocates on health matters have petitioned the speaker of parliament seeking action against absentee health workers in public facilities. The group which has spread its operations in at least 16 distric... More »
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Former MPs ask Speaker Kadaga for financial assistance
A number of former lawmakers met with Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, yesterday to seek financial assistance. The group is chaired by former Attorney General, Mr Joseph Ekemu who also served as Attorney General durin... More »
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Minister Oreym: We do not have labour export agreements the with UAE
The Minister for State Foreign Affairs, Oryem Henry informed Parliament about the lack of labour export agreements between Ugandan Government and the United Arab Emirates. The matter came up during the plenary sitting one 16t... More »
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