Summary

In the plenary sittings held on Tuesday 04, Wednesday 05, and Thursday 06 July 2023, Parliament upped the number of High Court judges from the current 83 to 151, after agreeing with a motion by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Hon. Norbert Mao, seeking to increase the number of judges. The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayewbwa, asked the Prime Minister to give a statement to the House on the matter of rampant DNA testing in the country within a week. The Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Hon. Charles Ayume, told Parliament that the unpredictable increase in the number of medical interns and senior house officers was a reason for budget shortfalls in their remuneration These and more in the plenary round-up.