Java House Loses Bid to Block Shs3.1 Bn Tax
KAMPALA — The Tax Appeals Tribunal has upheld a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) decision to treat Shs3.16 billion claimed by Java House Coffee Shop Uganda Limited as uns...
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Mediation of Bugisu cultural leadership dispute starts
A long-running leadership dispute within the Bugisu cultural institution (Bukuuka Bwa Bugisu) has entered a decisive phase, with court-led mediation now underway at the H...
KCCA launches mandatory enforcement of building paving, painting
KCCA has launched enforcement of mandatory paving, painting and cleaning of buildings in Kampala. Teams will move around the city this week to identify non compliant buil...
Collapsed Mbale building exposes gaps in construction oversight
The collapse of a four-storey building in Mbale city that killed one person and injured several others has exposed deep cracks in construction oversight, with engineers...
Betrayal in the city?
Whenever Robert Kyagulanyi’s eldest brother and National Unity Platform (NUP) party stalwart Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu is knotted in controversy, those who hold him in conte...
Govt moves to block conversion of leasehold to freehold on state land
Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development (MLHUD), is pushing for suspension of conversion of government land from leasehold to freehold te...
Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance
After months of tense evictions and confiscated merchandise, the Ministry of Local Government has promised a reset. Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya told traders’ lead...
Christopher Okello argues insanity; wants Butabika doctors summoned to defend him
Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the murder of four toddlers at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, has asked court to summon doctors from Butabika Na...
Refugee crisis: Uganda turns to China amid US funding cuts
The Government of Uganda has appealed to financially capable countries to each contribute at least $1 million (Shs3.7 billion) towards refugee support, following signific...
Balancing Sovereignty and Openness: Regulating Foreign Influence without Stifling Growth
No man is an island, Entire of itself; Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main.”The European poet who wrote those words 400 years ago has become relev...