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By Mudangha Kolyangha Members of Parliament on the committee of Physical Infrastructure have opposed a government plan to allocate Shs7.2b for compensating squatters on the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) land. The committee chairperson, Mr David Karubanga, said the squatters settled on the land illegally and so they don’t deserve compensation. […]

By Ivan Ssenabulya The retired Supreme Court Judge George William Kanyeihamba has joined those castigating President Museveni in his push for bail removal. The President says that granting bail to suspects on capital offences like murder, rape and treason is provocative because it interferes with security’s investigations. In his Friday […]

By Elizabeth Kamurungi The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has said it is ready to effect pay-outs to savers eligible for the midterm benefits next month if the NSSF Amendment Bill 2021 is swiftly passed into law. NSSF managing director Richard Byarugaba told Daily Monitor last Thursday the fund is […]

By Benjamin Jumbe President Museveni has said the government is working on strengthening laws governing the movement of people outside the country. He was responding to concerns by Ugandans living in the United Arab Emirates about the increasing number of Ugandans being trafficked in the UAE. The President was today […]

By Prossy Kisakye The opposition at parliament is set to hold a crisis meeting to resolve whether to continue with the boycott or calling it off. On Tuesday last week, opposition MPs led by the leader of the opposition, Mathius Mpuuga, snubbed the plenary sitting and vowed not to return […]