Deputy Speaker directs health committee to review $2.3bn Uganda–US health agreement

During the plenary session of 16 December, Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi questioned why Parliament had not scrutinised the $2.3 billion Uganda–US health cooperation agreement, while Attorney General Kiwanuka Kiryowa said no law requires every government agreement to be tabled. According to The Observer, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa directed the health committee to examine the agreement during the upcoming budget discussions.