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Influencing the Sovereignty Bill: How It Will Affect NGOs in Uganda and Across the World

Influencing the Sovereignty Bill: How It Will Affect NGOs in Uganda and Across the World

The debate surrounding sovereignty protection laws has become increasingly significant across developing nations where governments seek stronger control over foreign influence and civil society. In Uganda, discussions around the proposed Sovereignty Bill have raised concerns among non-governmenta

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Anita Among’s Boy Silwanyi Goes Back to School, Copies Bobi Wine, Wants to Become a Lawyer

Anita Among’s Boy Silwanyi Goes Back to School, Copies Bobi Wine, Wants to Become a Lawyer

Bukhooli MP Solomon Silwanyi has gone back to school in order to achieve his objective and resembling Bobi Wine who became a lawyer in his later years.Silwanyi lost hope about remaining a powerful person at parliament forever after seeing his boss and funder Anita Among falling into proble

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Lady Justice Abodo Calls for Stronger Mediation in Land Disputes

Lady Justice Abodo Calls for Stronger Mediation in Land Disputes

The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, chaired a high-level Judiciary engagement during the Pre-Fortnight Settlement Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Users’ Roundtable for the Land Division of the High Court.The meeting was held at the Supreme Court Conference Hall in

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URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,

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He sold his school to Dr Lawrence Mulindwa for Shs 11.2bn. URA wanted him to pay Shs 4bn as tax

He sold his school to Dr Lawrence Mulindwa for Shs 11.2bn. URA wanted him to pay Shs 4bn as tax

Uganda Revenue Authority acted unfairly and highhandedly when it impounded an armoured land cruiser belonging to Dr Jaala Higenyi, the former owner of Ntinda View College, following a tax assessment dispute, the High Court has ruled.In a strongly worded judgment delivered on April 30, Just

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Equity Bank cleared of wrongdoing in Shs3 billion fraudulent gold transaction

Equity Bank cleared of wrongdoing in Shs3 billion fraudulent gold transaction

The police have cleared Equity Bank of any wrongdoing in a fraudulent gold transaction that resulted in a loss of over Shs3 billion for Canadian national Clifford Potter.Last week, it was reported that Police had called on Equity Bank and Stanbic Bank to clarify the circumstances surroundi

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Founder of Biyinzika Poultry ordered to refund Shs 130m to foreign investors over botched land deal

Founder of Biyinzika Poultry ordered to refund Shs 130m to foreign investors over botched land deal

The Supreme Court has ordered Samuel Mukasa, the founder of Biyinzika Enterprises, to refund his foreign business partners more than Shs 130 million after a failed poultry farming land deal.Mukasa and his wife Milly Mukasa established Biyinzika Enterprises Limited, now Biyinzika Poultry In

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ANT's Karuhanga on Independent Decision: Voters Asked I Come in a Different Package

ANT's Karuhanga on Independent Decision: Voters Asked I Come in a Different Package

The Alliance for National Transformation spokesperson Gerald Karuhanga has defended his decision to contest the Ntungamo Municipality MP as an independent candidate, arguing that many Ugandans are more concerned about healthcare, jobs and education than political party affiliations.Gerald

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Muwanga Kivumbi, 24 Co-Accused Apply for Bail in Terrorism Case Court

Muwanga Kivumbi, 24 Co-Accused Apply for Bail in Terrorism Case Court

Butambala County Member of Parliament and National Unity Platform (NUP) Vice President for Central Uganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, together with 24 co-accused persons, has applied for bail before the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala as they await trial on terrorism cha

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Sarah Kityo Sworn-In as Masaka District Woman MP as Parliament Continues Gazetted Swearing-In Sessions

Sarah Kityo Sworn-In as Masaka District Woman MP as Parliament Continues Gazetted Swearing-In Sessions

KAMPALA — Parliament of Uganda on Wednesday officially commenced the gazetted swearing-in exercise for newly elected Members of Parliament, a process expected to run through Thursday and Friday as legislators from across the country take oath ahead of the 12th Parliament.Among those swor

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