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pposition walks out Opposition MPs camp outside after walking out in protest of the manner in which the Police arrested their colleagues THE Opposition in Parliament yesterday walked out of the House shortly before the national budget was presented by finance minister Dr. Ezra Suruma, protesting the treatment of some of their colleagues by the Police. More...

Budget winners and losers Scrapping of income taxes on educational institutions means schools can now use the money to improve the quality of their services. Overcrowded classrooms should be a thing of the past Is this Budget a blessing or a curse? At a time when the common man is struggling with high food prices and increased cost of living, finance minister Ezra Suruma managed to release a budget that many considered as fair and balanced. But one man’s meat is another man’s poison. The budget speech might bear good tidings for some but it is not going down well with others. More...

How Suruma makes Budgets For the budget to arrive at the point of presentation, it will have gone through various stages, according to William Oketcho the Parliamentary Budget Committee chairman. More...

PICTURE OF THE WEEK The bishop of West Ankole diocese, Rt Rev Yonah Katoneene, uses last week’s Saturday Vision lead story to preach at Kashekuro Church of Uganda in Bushenyi, about immorality. He said it was a shame that married people sneak into lodges during lunch time. He said 86% of Ugandan men were adulterous, urging Christians to preach the gospel and fight immorality in Uganda. More...