Month: February 2025

 Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of overShs1.2 trillion to facilitate the transfer of funds from rationalised government agencies to the receiving institutions.   The supplementary expenditure schedule No.2 for the financial year 2024/2025 was presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi on Thursday, 06 February 2025. According to the allocations, the Ministry of Works will take Shs934 billion under […]

 The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities was briefed by the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) on several reports this week. The CGE informed members of the committee of the legislative submissions it provided during the second and third quarters of the 2023/24 financial year. “Our legislative submissions are crucial in shaping laws and policies to be more gender-sensitive and transformative,” explained Dr Dennis Matoto the CGE […]

 African Union (AU) Member States have endorsed a communiqué aimed at strengthening local manufacturing of vaccines, diagnostics, medicines, and other essential health products. Kenya’s delegation, led by Principal Secretary for Medical Services Harry Kimtai, joined regional leaders in supporting key commitments to enhance health security and self-sufficiency across the continent.   The communiqué highlights the upgrade of the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) to the Platform for Harmonized African Health […]

 Controversial pastor, Martin Ssempa has asked Parliament to legalise polygamy for Christians, criminalise adultery and set a minimum number of times for couples to honour their conjugal obligations. Pastor Ssempa, the leader of Makerere Community Church said whereas the current laws on marriage recognise monogamy as the only form of Christian marriage, there are many ‘good Christians’ who are in polygamous marriages. “We must recognise polygamy as an arrangement for […]

 The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Nobert Mao has revealed that the Electoral Commission may review the deadline for update of the National Voters’ Register  from 10 February 2025 if the exercise is not completed. “In my conversation with the EC Chairman, I raised the question of the possibility of extending the deadline for the update. He told me that should 10 February arrive when the exercise has […]

 The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) (www.OPECFund.org) has arranged a syndicated loan with a US$50 million facility for the benefit of Banco Continental in Paraguay. While the OPEC Fund will contribute US$25 million from its own resources as A-lender, it has also mobilized a US$25 million B-loan from Commercial Bank of Dubai. The OPEC Fund acted as sole Bookrunner, Mandated Lead Arranger and Facility Agent. The funding […]

 Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York. António Guterres made the “special appeal for peace” ahead of two major meetings to address the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group’s brutal offensive across the region. “We are at a pivotal moment and it is time to rally together for […]