The National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will be carried on to the Bills Committee stage for clause-by-clause scrutiny after 159 members voted in its favor against 77 opposing members.
The State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, committed to engaging the government to have all the political prisoners released, and last week, 18 of them, including Olivia Lutaaya, pleaded guilty and are yet to serve a light sentence of four months and then after will be released after spending over four years in prison.
Uganda Police Force has refuted claims made by the National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi, saying he was not shot at but sustained injuries after stumbling as he was getting into his vehicle during a confrontation with the police.