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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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KCCA Demolishes Illegal Kiosks in Kampala Crackdown, Cites 4,000 Vacant Market Stalls

KCCA Demolishes Illegal Kiosks in Kampala Crackdown, Cites 4,000 Vacant Market Stalls

KAMPALA — Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) enforcement teams, backed by police, demolished dozens of illegal roadside kiosks and structures overnight into Friday, escalating a citywide crackdown aimed at restoring order in the capital’s central business district.The operation foll

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Rotary District 9213 launches $500,000 Mama Toto programme to support maternal, child health in Uganda

Rotary District 9213 launches $500,000 Mama Toto programme to support maternal, child health in Uganda

Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo, accompanied by his wife Anna Maria, is on a three-day visit focused on service projects and fellowship engagements. Right is Governor Geoffrey Kitakule of Rotary District 9213 and Health Minister, Ruth Acen.Kampala-Rotary District 9213 has l

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Gov’t hands over Shs3.8Bn roads in Nakaseke

Gov’t hands over Shs3.8Bn roads in Nakaseke

Government has commissioned Shs3.8Bn community access roads in Nakaseke under the LEGS project, boosting dairy farming, trade and local revenue growth.Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya cuts the ribbon to commission the Gayaza–Kalungu–Mityomere Road in Nakas

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Insurance players tipped to leverage booming Ugandan economy

Insurance players tipped to leverage booming Ugandan economy

With oil production expected to start soon, Dr Julius Kipng’etich projected even stronger growth over the next two to three decades, potentially transforming Uganda into one of the continent’s largest economies.Insurers in Uganda and across the East African region have been called to

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Court orders Muwema to pay Shs1.3b arrears, vacate Kololo property over lease breach

Court orders Muwema to pay Shs1.3b arrears, vacate Kololo property over lease breach

Kampala, Uganda: The High Court (Commercial Division) has ordered M/S Muwema & Co. Advocates to pay a total of USD 372,300 (approx. Shs1.34bn) in rent arrears and mesne profits, and to immediately vacate prime premises in Kololo following a protracted lease dispute with Downtown Investments L

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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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Soroti Fruit Factory posts Shs5.3Bn loss despite management overhaul – Audit

Soroti Fruit Factory posts Shs5.3Bn loss despite management overhaul – Audit

Soroti, Uganda: The Soroti Fruit Factory operates at a loss of Shs5.371 billion for the 2024/2025 Financial Year, deepening its financial troubles despite a recent management overhaul, the latest Auditor General’s report reveals.The audit report released on December 31, 2025 by Auditor G

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60 Traders Seek Govt Support After Kavule Inferno

60 Traders Seek Govt Support After Kavule Inferno

Nelson Kabanda, who is spearheading the registration of the affected traders, said they had been surviving on their own, but that is now impossible since the fire did not spare any businesses. Kabanda explained that furniture traders even lost the equipment used for processing timber.More

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Uganda: Museveni Enacts Major Housing and Construction Reforms

Uganda: Museveni Enacts Major Housing and Construction Reforms

President Museveni has signed into law three key pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening regulatory oversight in Uganda's construction, housing finance, and valuation sectors.The reforms are expected to enhance safety standards, expand mortgage financing, and boost investor confidence

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