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Low-income earners to benefit from planned tax exemptions, says government

Low-income earners to benefit from planned tax exemptions, says government

Henry Musasizi (left) and Hamson Obua addressing the media at ParliamentThe Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, has defended the proposed increase in the government’s total resource envelope, saying it is aimed at supporting key priorities for the 2026/27 fina

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Uganda Secures UGX 422B for 10 New Aircrafts to Expand Uganda Airlines Fleet

Uganda Secures UGX 422B for 10 New Aircrafts to Expand Uganda Airlines Fleet

The Ugandan government has secured UGX 422 billion to acquire 10 new aircraft for the national carrier, Uganda Airlines, as part of efforts to strengthen its operational capacity and expand its international route network.The funding, approved under a supplementary budget, will primarily b

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Nabbanja, Kadaga, Mao, Mpuuga: Key Figures Emerge in Museveni’s Cabinet Reshuffle Talks

Nabbanja, Kadaga, Mao, Mpuuga: Key Figures Emerge in Museveni’s Cabinet Reshuffle Talks

As Uganda edges closer to a new political phase, all eyes are on President Yoweri Museveni, who is considering a sweeping cabinet reshuffle that could redefine the country’s leadership landscape.What began as quiet speculation has now evolved into intense political debate. Insider report

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Former Makerere University Dean of Students John Ekudu dies at 76

Former Makerere University Dean of Students John Ekudu dies at 76

Pastor John Ekudu, Ekudu served the university for nearly three decades, including during periods of political turmoil when he was among the “Economic War Lecturers” who sustained academic life amid staff shortages.Kampala, Uganda | URN | John Ekudu, the formerly long-serving dean of s

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Heavy Security Presence Shows Post-Election Calm is Artificial- MP Ssemujju Nganda

Heavy Security Presence Shows Post-Election Calm is Artificial- MP Ssemujju Nganda

Outgoing Kira Municipality Member of Parliament and People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) Spokesperson Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has raised alarm over what he describes as a tense and deceptive post-election environment, warning that underlying public anger continues to simmer despite an outward appea

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Eric Sakwa on Minister Esther Mbayo’s Shameful Dismissal: M7 Fired Her Same Way She Axed Me

Eric Sakwa on Minister Esther Mbayo’s Shameful Dismissal: M7 Fired Her Same Way She Axed Me

Eric Sakwa, former Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Jinja District (now Jinja City) has revealed how a fallout with mafias in Busoga over 2016 Independence Day Celebrations ended with his abrupt transfer (announced on radio) and how the lady who was his line minister, who effected it, lat

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FDC Breaks Silence on Parliamentary Preparations as Other Parties Step Up Strategy

FDC Breaks Silence on Parliamentary Preparations as Other Parties Step Up Strategy

As newly elected Members of Parliament prepare for swearing-in this May, political parties are intensifying internal engagements to organize their approach for the 12th Parliament.While parties such as the National Unity Platform (NUP) and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) have alread

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Iran’s missiles, drones stored under impenetrable granite mountains

Iran’s missiles, drones stored under impenetrable granite mountains

US President Donald Trump claims US forces have destroyed Iran’s missile and drone stockpiles. But since the first days of the war the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) triggered its Decentralized Mosaic Defence doctrine (DMD) and hidden its weapons deep inside solid granite mountains th

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From Where I Stand, Uganda Is Stable, Says Amb Adonia

From Where I Stand, Uganda Is Stable, Says Amb Adonia

Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Adonia Ayebare, has weighed in on the country’s post-election climate, emphasising stability while acknowledging growing calls for dialogue amid political tensions.Speaking during the NBS Frontline on Thursday, Ayebare struck a c

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Airtel dismissed him for mobile money fraud. He won Shs 254 million in court

Airtel dismissed him for mobile money fraud. He won Shs 254 million in court

Peter Katongole worked for Airtel Uganda for 13 years, during which time he rose to the position of Revenue Assurance and Fraud Manager.In early 2020, Airtel began investigating suspected fraud in its mobile money commission system.In February 2020, Airtel’s Revenue Assurance Cent

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