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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reported a significant increase in tax revenue from fish maw exports since the introduction of an eight percent export levy under the Fish (Amendment) Act 2021.

Legislators said that currently, the cost of gas used in cooking is expensive and will continuously encourage forest degradation.

Government’s justification for the increase was to cure the backlog at the two courts so as to improve service delivery at those levels.

The Speaker, Anita Among, has tasked the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to make a comprehensive study on the status of valley dams and irrigations schemes across the country.

The Minister of State for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, has been asked to present a statement to Parliament on the state of affairs at the Uganda Netball Federation, following the cancellation of its certificate by the National Council of Sports.

Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has supported Husnah Kukundakwe, Uganda’s only classified Paralympic swimmer, with two return air tickets to train at the Paralympic Games in Canada.

According to Ms. Jennifer Kalule, the spokesperson for Uneb, the marking process is set to continue until the end of December.

The Deputy Speaker of the Legislatures of Uganda and China have committed to continue cooperation in a bid to maintain strong relationship between the two countries.

Members of Parliament have called for improved access to banking institutions to enable beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme, receive funds.

Lawmakers have emphasized the need for an all-inclusive approach to curb Gender Based Violence (GBV), saying that current efforts are geared towards women, leaving men behind. 

Minister Anite was appearing before the committee chaired by Hon. Rita Atukwasa (Ind., Mbarara City) on  Wednesday 22 November 2023.

Mao reiterated that his ministry was financially constrained to establish the commission and instead advised the government to utilize the Uganda Law Reform Commission.