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Government has tabled new tax Bills, with a 30 per cent environmental levy on imported secondhand clothes.

The directive follows concerns raised by legislators over the increasing number of mental health patients overwhelming Butabika hospital.

The meeting centred on the planned activities in the Ministerial Policy Statement for financial year 2026/2027.

The meeting chaired by Hon. Wilson Kajwengye focused on harmonising contentious provisions in the Bill particularly the regulation of forensic laboratories and their role in criminal investigations.

Maternal deaths annually recorded at Kawempe National Referral Hospital have been slashed over the past three years from 200 to 60, Members of Parliament have been told.

Of these, 90,007 were arrivals while 99,568 were departures, translating into an average of about 6,770 passengers per day.

A lack of specialists at the Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital has seen new borns and pre-mature babies moved to other facilities which exposes them to serious health risks.

The comments followed concerns by legislators over the increasing rates of mental illness in the country.

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa denies involvement in the Nakivubo demolition, saying he no longer owns the disputed land and is awaiting compensation from KCCA.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today met National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Greater Masaka at State Lodge, Masaka.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over delays in the rollout of a key digital monitoring system for the Parish Development Model (PDM)

Dr. Flavian Zeija, Chief Justice of the Judiciary of Uganda, has reappointed Stephen Musota as the Chief Inspector of Courts for another three-year term.