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Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money

Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money

Ugandans using mobile money platforms will continue to contend with the 0.5 percent tax to withdraw cash, a tax that has been blamed for the high cost and low uptake of digital money.The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, declined to include the proposal of halving the

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Luweero Leaders Urge Retired Civil Servants to Join Associations for Better Welfare

Luweero Leaders Urge Retired Civil Servants to Join Associations for Better Welfare

Luweero District leaders are encouraging retired civil servants to join associations to strengthen their collective voice, improve welfare, and address persistent challenges such as delayed pension payments.The Luweero District Chairperson, Erasto Kibirango, has urged retired government wo

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CSOs press MAAIF to gazette banned and restricted pesticides

CSOs press MAAIF to gazette banned and restricted pesticides

Civil society organisations have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to issue a gazette notice detailing recalled and restricted pesticides, alongside clear compliance timelines and updates to the National Agrochemical Register.The call was made during

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Tension Rises in Kisoro and Rubanda Over Planned Iron Ore Mining Land Acquisition

Tension Rises in Kisoro and Rubanda Over Planned Iron Ore Mining Land Acquisition

Tension is mounting in Kisoro and Rubanda districts following concerns over the planned acquisition of land for iron ore mining, with Bukimbiri Member of Parliament Hon. Eddie Kwizera calling for clarity and respect for affected communities.In a letter dated March 11, 2026, addressed to th

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Decision to Join NRM was Personal-Yusuf Nsibambi

Decision to Join NRM was Personal-Yusuf Nsibambi

Outgoing Mawokota South Member of Parliament, Yusuf Nsibambi, has stated that his decision to join the the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) was personal and followed more than two decades of involvement in opposition politics.Speaking to Canary Mugume during NBS Face Off on Sunday

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Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline

Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline

Security officials in Apac district have dismissed reports of a coordinated panga attack on students of Apac Seed Secondary School, instead attributing the Easter Sunday incident to student indiscipline.At least seven students sustained serious injuries, including cuts to the neck, back, h

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Breaking: Christopher Okello denies murder charges

Breaking: Christopher Okello denies murder charges

The presiding judge, Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha listed four counts of murder, each relating to the death of one of the four infants allegedly killed at Ggaba.Christopher Okello Onyum, the key suspect in the gruesome murder of toddlers at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Center early

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Security Guard Steals Shs790m in Cash, Gold

Security Guard Steals Shs790m in Cash, Gold

Police in Kampala are hunting for a private security guard who is accused of breaking into a vehicle and stealing shs290 million in cash and gold worth shs500 million.Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire named the security guard as Justine Akena, attached to M

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Museveni issues fresh directives as NRM retreat concludes Day Six

Museveni issues fresh directives as NRM retreat concludes Day Six

President Yoweri Museveni has issued a new set of directives aimed at strengthening coordination, boosting agricultural production, and improving accountability in government programmes, as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders’ retreat concluded its sixth day at the National Le

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Trial of Ggaba Daycare Killings Suspect kicks off at Scene of Crime

Trial of Ggaba Daycare Killings Suspect kicks off at Scene of Crime

The trial of Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the killing of four children at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, commenced on Monday during a High Court session held at the scene of the crime in Makindye Division, Kampala.Okello Onyum faces four counts of murder in con

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