Coffee Bill: Mpuuga says more consultations should have been done
The Commissioner of Parliament Mathias Mpuuga says the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill 2024, which among others intends to mainstream the Uganda Coffee Development Authority into the mother ministry of Agriculture, should be withdrawn. He cites inadequate consultations among coffee farmers before the bill was introduced. Mpuuga's call came as MPs reacted to last week's controversial debate in the house.