New telecom taxes renew debate over whether Uganda is taxing financial inclusion
Kampala, Uganda | URN | A renewed parliamentary push to review taxes on mobile money has reignited concerns that Uganda’s tax regime is making digital financial se...
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BREAKING! Kayunga District Service Commission Members Arrested over Sale of Jobs
Members of Kayunga District Service Commission have been arrested by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit over allegations of selling government jobs.The arrest was annou...
Museveni Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Uganda’s Tourism Sector
President MuseveniPresident Museveni has been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Uganda Tourism Association for his contribution to the growth of Uganda�...
Justice Kinobe to Hear Besigye Fair Trial Case
Justice Simon Peter KinobeKAMPALA — The Principal Judge has assigned a judge from the High Court’s Civil Division to hear and determine an application filed...
SLEEPING SICKNESS FIGHT IN DISARRAY! Inside Missing Assets, Unclaimed Millions & Shambolic Handover at MAAIF’s COCTU
The government’s once-celebrated war against tsetse flies and sleeping sickness may have succeeded in wiping out Human African Trypanosomiasis in Uganda by 2020, b...
TERROR, GUNS & COCAINE! Court Halts Extradition Proceedings Against Ex-AU Adviser Michael Katungi
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has suspended extradition proceedings against former African Union Policy Adviser Michael Katungi Mpeirwe after the High...
Balaam Gives Districts August 30 Deadline to Fill 800 Jobs
KAMPALA — The Minister of Local Government, Barugahara Balaam Ateenyi, has issued a firm directive requiring all Local Governments across Uganda to fully constitut...
MPs Demand Stronger Malaria Response as Schoolchildren Hard Hit
KAMPALA, Uganda — Members of Parliament have raised concerns over rising malaria infections and reported deaths, including among school-going children, and called...
Government Warns of Dry, Hot July as Below-Average Rainfall Expected Across Uganda
The Minister of State for Environment, Hon. Beatrice Anywar is presenting a brief on the prevailing weather conditions in the country to Parliament.The Government has war...
Besigye Says He Was Brought to Court 'Under Duress'
Kizza Besigye appeared before the High Court in handcuffs without his lawyers, saying he had been brought under duress, while prosecutors asked the court to rule that he...