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New PAYE direction raises more questions than answers

New PAYE direction raises more questions than answers

There is a silent frustration growing among Ugandan employees. Not because people do not want to pay taxes.Most salaried workers already understand that taxation is part of nation-building. Every month, Pay As You Earn (PAYE) is deducted before salaries even hit bank accounts. Employees ha

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Succession in Motion? Jamie Namulema Points to Muhoozi–Saleh–Rwabogo Power Bloc After Museveni’s Swearing-In

Succession in Motion? Jamie Namulema Points to Muhoozi–Saleh–Rwabogo Power Bloc After Museveni’s Swearing-In

Political debate has intensified following President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony at Kololo Grounds on Tuesday, with entrepreneur and Philantropist Jamie Namulema raising concerns about what she describes as a quiet shift in Uganda’s power structure.In remarks issued after th

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Museveni at 81: Uganda’s 40-year political paradox

Museveni at 81: Uganda’s 40-year political paradox

When Yoweri Kaguta Museveni first emerged from the bush in January 1986, Uganda was exhausted by coups, economic collapse and years of violent political instability.At 41, he looked nothing like the ageing strongmen who dominated African politics at the time. He spoke the language of “fu

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Drama Unfolds Inside City Restaurant When Lavish Proposal Turns Sour as Alleged Husband Storms In

Drama Unfolds Inside City Restaurant When Lavish Proposal Turns Sour as Alleged Husband Storms In

Nairobi, Kenya – What was meant to be a cinematic love moment inside a popular Pizza Inn outlet turned into an unexpected public spectacle, leaving diners stunned and social media buzzing.Jerome, a Kenyan man who had reportedly dated his partner Milka for five years, had planned a grand

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Pressure Mounts on Education Ministry as Ankole Students Reject New Interview-Based Admission System

Pressure Mounts on Education Ministry as Ankole Students Reject New Interview-Based Admission System

MBARARA CITY — Students from the Ankole sub-region pursuing health-related courses have petitioned the Ministry of Education and Sports, demanding the suspension of the proposed interview-based admission system for diploma health courses for the 2026/2027 academic year.The students, oper

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Mbarara Residents Celebrate Museveni’s Seventh Term, Demand Better Health Services and Jobs

Mbarara Residents Celebrate Museveni’s Seventh Term, Demand Better Health Services and Jobs

NRM supporters in Mbarara marked President Museveni’s swearing-in with colourful processions while urging government to prioritise healthcare, industrialisation, and youth economic empowerment during the new term.As President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni officially took oath for hi

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Drama in Buhweju as Man Allegedly Attempts to Kill Wife Using Grenade After Domestic Fight

Drama in Buhweju as Man Allegedly Attempts to Kill Wife Using Grenade After Domestic Fight

BUHWEJU, Uganda — Police in Buhweju District have arrested a man accused of attempting to kill his wife by detonating a grenade outside their home following a domestic dispute.The suspect, identified as Twijukye, a resident of Kyankanda Parish in Rwengwe Sub-county, was arrested with the

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Aerial Drone Swaga: Uganda Loses UGX 2B In 10 Minutes To NRM Honchos!

Aerial Drone Swaga: Uganda Loses UGX 2B In 10 Minutes To NRM Honchos!

What had been heavily marketed as a historic and breathtaking aerial spectacle ahead of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony has instead sparked public criticism and tough questions over alleged wasteful expenditure after a short-lived drone show lasting barely 10 to 14 minut

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Molly Katanga depleted Shs40 billion account after husband’s death, says state

Molly Katanga depleted Shs40 billion account after husband’s death, says state

The murder trial of businesswoman Molly Katanga took a dramatic turn of events Monday after the State accused her of withdrawing more than Shs40 billion from a Euro account belonging to her deceased husband, businessman Henry Katanga, even while she admitted at International Hospital Kampala (IHK

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Museveni’s challengers over the years

Museveni’s challengers over the years

When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed in office.Four decades later, the same man has just taken the presidential oath for the eighth time — and his seventh as a

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