Summary

In the plenary sittings held on Tuesday 23 and Thursday 25 July 2024, President Yoweri Museveni returned the National Commission for UNESCO (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Higher Education Students Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to Parliament for reconsideration. The Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, revealed that construction of a new bridge at River Katonga along the Kampala-Masaka Highway will commence in October 2024. Parliament paid tribute to late Hon. Simon Peter Aleper, who served as a Member of the Ninth Parliament. This, in the plenary round-up.