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KCCA Moves to Tighten Transport Regulation with New Public Transport Management Bill

KCCA Moves to Tighten Transport Regulation with New Public Transport Management Bill

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has intensified efforts to restore order in the city’s transport sector, with councilors scrutinising a proposed law aimed at strengthening regulation and improving mobility in the capital.During a working retreat held at Imperial Golf View Hotel

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Vendors Forced Out, But Not Defeated! Dr Aisha Kasolo Reveals New Survival Plan After KCCA Crackdown

Vendors Forced Out, But Not Defeated! Dr Aisha Kasolo Reveals New Survival Plan After KCCA Crackdown

In the wake of a dramatic citywide eviction, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has cleared street vendors from Kampala, leaving thousands stranded but not without hope, thanks to a bold message from passionate Women Empowerment Advocate Dr Aisha Ruth Kasolo.The February 2026 operation,

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The Nina Interiors Story: Alice Karugaba’s Journey of Grit, Resilience and a Family Legacy Passed to the Next Generation

The Nina Interiors Story: Alice Karugaba’s Journey of Grit, Resilience and a Family Legacy Passed to the Next Generation

Mrs Alice Karugaba, the founder, Nina Interiors. She received the CEO of the Year Award in 2016.Nina Interiors founder, Alice Karugaba, did not set out to build a furniture empire. She was a mother trying to make ends meet, learning to bake, selling buns to colleagues, and slowly finding h

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Gov’t Imposes New Taxes on Cement, Spirits

Gov’t Imposes New Taxes on Cement, Spirits

Alcohol consumers and the construction industry face fresh price hikes as the government tables the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeking to impose higher levies on imported spirits and building materials.Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi, presented the bill in Parliament

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Govt Abandons Plan to Tax all Cash Withdrawal

Govt Abandons Plan to Tax all Cash Withdrawal

Government has dropped its plan to tax all cash withdrawals after strong resistance from stakeholders, highlighting concerns over economic impact, financial inclusion, and policy contradictions. While the proposal is shelved for now, authorities say the broader push toward a cashless economy and

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UEDCL records Shs1.71t revenue in first year of power distribution takeover

UEDCL records Shs1.71t revenue in first year of power distribution takeover

Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has registered a strong operational and financial rebound in its first year of managing the country’s electricity distribution network, posting Shs1.71 trillion in revenue as it stabilised a system inherited from private operators.The perfo

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UIRI IN SHOCK SCANDAL! 60-Year-Old Staff Illegally Retained, Billions Misused, Car Vanishes & Start-Ups Stuck for Years as Investigation Exposes Rot at UIRI

UIRI IN SHOCK SCANDAL! 60-Year-Old Staff Illegally Retained, Billions Misused, Car Vanishes & Start-Ups Stuck for Years as Investigation Exposes Rot at UIRI

A bombshell Auditor General’s 2025 report has torn through the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), exposing a deeply troubling mix of financial mismanagement, weak oversight, stalled innovation programs and outright administrative lapses under the leadership of Executive Director Profe

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Drivers Urge Government to Improve Roads Before Enforcing Traffic Fines

Drivers Urge Government to Improve Roads Before Enforcing Traffic Fines

Drivers and motorists have called on government traffic enforcement teams to consider the condition of roads before imposing fines under the Express Penalty System (EPS).Speaking at a three-day consultative meeting in Jinja City, aimed at validating newly proposed EPS provisions, drivers a

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Police Report Decline in Road Crashes as Fatalities Increase in 2025

Police Report Decline in Road Crashes as Fatalities Increase in 2025

Police have reported a significant decline in road traffic crashes across the country even though fatalities slightly increased during the year.While releasing the 2025 Annual Crime Report, the Director of Traffic and Road Safety, AIGP Lawrence Nuwabiine, revealed that a total of 322,441 t

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Court Rules in Favor of URA Against ATC Uganda

Court Rules in Favor of URA Against ATC Uganda

URA's Commissioner for Legal Services and Board Affairs, Mrs. Catherine Donovan KyokundaThe Court of Appeal has upheld URA’s withholding tax assessment of UGX 24,232,558,369 against ATC Uganda Limited in Court of Appeal, Civil Appeal No. 220 of 2022.ATC Uganda Limited obtained a s

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