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Mixed reactions as Sugar Bill gets first reading in Parliament

By Tausi Nakato The Sugar Amendment Bill (2023) has evoked mixed reactions from stakeholders, days after it was tabled on the Floor of Parliament. The Minister of State for Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, Mr David Bahati, on December 5, presented the Bill for its first reading during the plenary sitting. This was after Speaker Parliament Anita Among referred it to the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism to make consultations with all stakeholders, including farmers and millers within 45 days, and give a recommendation to Parliament for resolution to be passed after proper scrutiny. The Bill seeks to amend the Act to establish the Uganda Sugar Industry Stakeholder Council, which will replace and inherit the duties of the Sugar Board […]

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