Summary

In the plenary sitting held on Tuesday 16 December 2025, Government tabled the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for Financial Year 2026/2027, highlighting commercial agriculture, industrialisation, oil and gas, tourism, and technological innovation. The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, criticised government over the continued illegal detention of Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest from Masaka District. Kira Municipality MP Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju questioned directives requiring voters to leave polling stations immediately after casting their ballots in the forthcoming 2026 general elections.