Parliament has gone on recess until Thursday, June 4, when it will reconvene for the State of the Nation address.<\/p>\n
The address is a President\u2019s speech to Parliament, outlining the government\u2019s view of the state of national affairs as well as planned legislation.<\/p>\n
It usually takes place one week before the minister of Finance reads the next Financial Year\u2019s budget.
\nThe deputy speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, says at the MPs will not be allowed to enter International Conference Centre in Kampala, where Parliament will sit for the addresswith their iPads, mobile phones and laptops.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to the ever present threat of terrorism,\u201d MrOulanyah told legislators, \u201cyou must come along with your invitation card. Security will be uncompromising on this.\u201d<\/p>\n
During last year\u2019s State of the Nation address, President Museveni said his government would focus on agriculture, industry, services and Information and Communication Technology.<\/p>\n
These, he said, would create more employment and contribute to wealth creation.
\nTo ensure agriculture goes on all\u2013year round, he said the government would avail affordable mini\u2013irrigation equipment.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, to encourage the growth of industry, government would endeavour to provide manufacturers with electricity at a cost of $0.04 (Shs30.72) per unit, down from Shs337.97).<\/p>\n
This would contribute to lowering the cost of doing in Uganda and, therefore, attract manufacturers from elsewhere in the world to Uganda.<\/p>\n
To improve transport services, the government was to purchase earthmovers from Japan to construct roads.<\/p>\n
Official figures on what has been achieved between June 2014 and June 2015 are yet to be released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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