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Businesswoman Erina Barugahara Wanzala charged in alleged UGX 983 million fraud

Businesswoman Erina Barugahara Wanzala charged in alleged UGX 983 million fraud

Erina Barugahara Wanzala, a director of Basaam General Merchandise and Supplies Ltd., appeared before the court following a joint investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.KAMPALA —

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Court Convicts Pallisa County MP, Ex-Namisindwa District Bosses over Theft of Over Shs500M

Court Convicts Pallisa County MP, Ex-Namisindwa District Bosses over Theft of Over Shs500M

Hon Otukol Sam has been convicted by the Anti-Corruption CourtNATIONALThe Anti-corruption Court sitting in Kololo-Kampala has found the Pallisa County Member of Parliament and former Namisindwa CAO and CFO guilty of causing financial loss, theft, and conspiracy to defraud.The

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Worry as Unpaid NRM Mobilizers Demand Shs 2.4 Billion from Peace Rugambwa

Worry as Unpaid NRM Mobilizers Demand Shs 2.4 Billion from Peace Rugambwa

Thousands of National Resistance Movement (NRM) mobilizers in Southwestern Uganda have raised concern over unpaid dues, accusing Senior Presidential Advisor on Agriculture and Local People, Peace Rugambwa, of failing to compensate them for campaign work.The mobilizers say they played a key

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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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Gov’t Starts Recovering PDM Funds As Maracha, Kampala, Masaka City & Mubende Municipality Perform Better

Gov’t Starts Recovering PDM Funds As Maracha, Kampala, Masaka City & Mubende Municipality Perform Better

Government has revealed that the first batch of people that received money through the Parish Development Model (PDM) have started repaying back the loans.So far, UGX1.4Bn has been paid through the Wendi App, with Maracha district, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Masaka City, Mubend

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MTN Gets Relief in Shs169.9 Bn Tax Case

MTN Gets Relief in Shs169.9 Bn Tax Case

MTN Uganda has secured a major reprieve in its tax dispute with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), after the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled that the company may not be required to immediately pay part of a contested Shs169.9 billion tax bill linked to mobile money transactions.The dispute ste

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URA Raises PAYE Tax-Free Threshold to Shs335,000 From Shs235,000

URA Raises PAYE Tax-Free Threshold to Shs335,000 From Shs235,000

KAMPALA: Uganda is planning sweeping changes to its personal income tax system to ease pressure on low-income earners, even as it rolls out new tax measures to recover at least 49 billion Ugandan shillings in additional revenue, according to official proposals for the 2026/27 financial year seen

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Kyambogo University Opens Applications For 2026/2027 Academic Year

Kyambogo University Opens Applications For 2026/2027 Academic Year

Kyambogo University has officially opened online applications for the 2026/2027 Academic Year under the A-Level and Direct Entry Scheme for private sponsorship. If you are a recent A-Level leaver, diploma holder, or degree graduate looking to join one of Uganda’s largest public universities, he

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How Mobile Money Taxes Are Squeezing Life Ouf of Small Businesses

How Mobile Money Taxes Are Squeezing Life Ouf of Small Businesses

Rising mobile money transaction and withdrawal charges are increasingly eating into the profits of small businesses in Uganda, with traders and MSMEs warning that the high cost of digital transactions could slow the country’s push toward a digital economy.Mobile money has revolutionized

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6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita

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