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17 Feb '26
The President of Kenya and Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) William Samoei RutoKenya’s President William Ruto has called for an emergency summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) to attempt to deal with mounting financial crisis at the regional bloc.
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17 Feb '26
Balaam was the hero as Bagema Clan sealed their first-ever Bugwere clan title with a 2-0 victory over Bakatikoko in Budaka.Musenero Hajirah, Vice President of Bagwere Batakangana and Guest of Honour, hands over the championship trophy to Bagema Clan after their historic victory in the four
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17 Feb '26
The Academic Registrar, Prof Mukadasi BuyinzaStudents hoping to join Makerere University for bachelor's degrees and diploma studies effective this year will face stiffer competition after the institution announced a gradual reduction in undergraduate admissions. This is part of a lo
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16 Feb '26
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) had been acquired without what the family considered fair compensation.Over a month after his burial nea
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13 Feb '26
Minister of State for General Duties Henry Musasizi speaking at the event.Kampala, Uganda — Uganda’s government says expanded access to finance and macroeconomic stability are helping drive a strong economic rebound, as officials push an ambitious plan to grow the country’s economy t
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11 Feb '26
EFRIS was first legally introduced through the Tax Procedures Code (E-Invoicing and E-Receipting) Regulations in 2020, with mandatory use by VAT-registered taxpayers beginning on 1 July 2020.In today’s rapidly digitizing economy, tax compliance in Uganda is no longer a back-office obliga
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11 Feb '26
Former Mawokota South Member of Parliament Yusuf Nsibambi has reversed his earlier decision to cancel bursary support for dozens of students following public backlash and counselling from his wife.Nsibambi recently made headlines after losing his parliamentary seat and taking a series of c
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11 Feb '26
Uganda’s CAA collects an aviation security fee of about $65 (roughly Shs240,000–Shs245,000) from the cost of each departing international passenger’s ticketEntebbe International Airport runwayUgandan aviation police are investigating how an unidentified man ended up dead on th
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10 Feb '26
Six people, including two children returning to school, were killed in a fatal evening crash in Kassanda District after a commuter taxi rammed into a parked bus on the Mityana–Mubende highway.Wreckage of a commuter taxi that rammed into a parked Link Bus along the Mityana–Mubende highw
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09 Feb '26
Police are investigating the brutal killings of a hotel manager and a security guard at Dave Hotel and Suites in Mbubi Zone, Kampala. The two employees were found stabbed to death over the weekend, and a vehicle was reportedly stolen from the premises.The victims, 30-year-old Shivani Asasi