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BREAKING! Gov’t Cracks Down On Constructors Employing Timber Composite Building Method in Kampala

BREAKING! Gov’t Cracks Down On Constructors Employing Timber Composite Building Method in Kampala

The National Building Review Board, (NBRB) has intensified a crackdown on illegal construction in Greater Kampala Metropolitan, focusing mainly on the prohibited Steel Timber Composite Building Method (STC).The method was banned in 2022 by the minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba W

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Muwema eviction: Law Society to sue landlord over suspected damage of sensitive client data

Muwema eviction: Law Society to sue landlord over suspected damage of sensitive client data

According to the ULS, law firms handle confidential client materials such as title deeds, wills, exhibits and other protected legal documents, which must not be placed at risk during landlord–tenant disputes.The Uganda Law Society has said it is considering taking legal action against Do

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Among pledges reduced taxes on reusable pads for schoolgirls ahead of women’s day celebrations

Among pledges reduced taxes on reusable pads for schoolgirls ahead of women’s day celebrations

Speaker Anita Among (Middle) and other women activists at Parliament.The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has pledged that Parliament will support tax incentives aimed at increasing the production and affordability of reusable sanitary pads for schoolgirls across Uganda.Among comm

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Joint Ugandan, Congolese Forces Strike ADF camp in Eastern Congo, Free Captives

Joint Ugandan, Congolese Forces Strike ADF camp in Eastern Congo, Free Captives

UPDF is conducting operations against ADF in eastern DRCGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Joint Ugandan and Congolese forces have struck a camp belonging to suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing several fighters, freeing capti

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Why Uganda must become a permanent member of BRICS

Why Uganda must become a permanent member of BRICS

If we become permanent members of BRICS, the most obvious benefit shall be economic. Our economy relies heavily on agriculture, raw materials, and a growing services sector. We need big markets like those of China and India for our agricultural produce.Uganda has a young population, with a

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Mirai Insurance Doubles Down on Digital Sticker Education

Mirai Insurance Doubles Down on Digital Sticker Education

Joseph Nsubuga, chief executive officer of Mirai Insurance Uganda, said the company is focused on simplifying this change for all motorists, regardless of their technical proficiency.KAMPALA, Uganda — Mirai Insurance has launched an extensive educational campaign to assist motorists as t

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URA recovers Shs1 billion in fines from smuggled electronics

URA recovers Shs1 billion in fines from smuggled electronics

MBALE: The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has recovered over Shs1 billion in fines from traders involved in the smuggling of phones and other electronics in the eastern region.The operation codenamed “You cannot smuggle a phone without paying taxes,” that started three weeks ago, was r

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Court Orders Hajji Moses Kigongo To Pay UGX80million To Contractor

Court Orders Hajji Moses Kigongo To Pay UGX80million To Contractor

The High Court in Kampala has found Hajji Moses Kigongo liable to pay Shillings 80.7million for breaching a contract he signed with a supplier of doors and windows to his construction sites. The court also found Kigongo culpable for illegally retaining properties that don’t belong to him.

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Traders Count Losses After Fire Outbreak

Traders Count Losses After Fire Outbreak

Traders are counting heavy losses after a fire gutted a commercial building in Kabale District. The fire broke out on Saturday at around 2:30 p.m. at a commercial building located in Kicollege along Bushekwiire Road in Central Division. The building belongs to Charles Majugo Rwanika, a prominent

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SH1.3 TRN INVESTED…1.4BN PROFITS! UDC Bleeds Cash as 8 out of 10 Govt Firms Sink Into Losses

SH1.3 TRN INVESTED…1.4BN PROFITS! UDC Bleeds Cash as 8 out of 10 Govt Firms Sink Into Losses

Uganda Development Corporation was created to be the State’s industrial engine, the strategic investor that would put public money into commercially viable ventures and drive Uganda’s transformation. Instead, the latest Auditor General’s report paints a troubling picture of a corporation po

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