Parliament will next week meet to consider the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
A notice issued by the Clerk to Parliament, has called the House to sit on Tuesday, November 10 at 2.00pm local time.
In the notice, Members of Parliament have been asked to prepare for the consideration of the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, 2015 among others.
The Bill seeks to amend the Public Finance Management Act, 2015 to provide for virement by a vote of no more than 10 percent of the budget of the vote; to provide for further financing of supplementary estimates; and to provide for guarantees and advances by the Bank of Uganda without Parliamentary approval.
The Bill also seeks to repeal the provision on the requirement to represent a certificate certifying that the policy statements of the votes are gender and equity responsive.
In a sitting called to consider the Bill in mid-October, the Speaker of Parliament asked government to make further consultations about the proposed legislation before the House can approve it.
Parliament broke off for recess last month after consideration and approval of the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2015. Government withdrew the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
During the recess, in which legislators took part in party primaries, MPs have been recalled twice for special sittings to honor the late James Mutende (ex-officio), the former Minister of State for Trade; and the late Stanley Omwonya (NRM), MP for Okoro County in Zombo district.
