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Stop Taxing Petty Traders-M7 Warns URA officials,Expresses Dissatisfaction With Authority’s Performance
President Yoweri Museveni has asked tax authorities in Uganda to stop levying tax on subsistence economies as the people doing petty businesses merely eke for a living. “Someone is selling mangoes, roasting meat or gonja and the authorities want to tax them! Let these people earn some money and put it in their pockets. I…
Stop Reckless Life Styles -CDF Gen Muhoozi Urges Parents
The Chief of Defence Forces Gen.David Muhoozi has urged all parents to always make their children the first soldiers before joining the army by imparting discipline and morals at their young age. The CDF made the remarks during the end of year children’s party, which was held at 2nd Division headquarters in Makenke Mbarara District. …
Stinking Corruption Has Engulfed UPDF Logistics-Maj Gen Bakasumba Cautions Officers Against The Vice
Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, Chief of Joint Staff, has called on logistics personnel within the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) to shun corruption, emphasising its critical role in ensuring effective logistics management and operational excellence. Speaking at the opening of a week-long retreat for logistics officers at the College of Logistics and Engineering in Magamaga,…
Steven Masiga: Nkuruzinza’s Cause Of Death Not Known In African Culture
By Steven Masiga Whenever somebody has passed on, many conspiracy theories will be manufactured to explain what have caused the death and mourners to the deceased will engage into random accusations and the first casualties to be implicated will be the neighbors the deceased had quarreled with. In the case of the death of the…
Stella Nyanzi To Enjoy 2nd Christmas In Luzira Prison
Former Makerere researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi will spend her second Christmas behind bars at Luzira Upper Women Prison. On Thursday, Nyanzi returned to High Court for her appeal against the conviction and sentence to 18 months for cyber harassment of President Museveni. Nyanzi is challenging her sentence and conviction based on her poem posted on…
Steady Progress! Min. Tumwebaze Inspects A Shs5B Work Progress At ICT Innovation Hub
By Aaron Asiimwe Kampala: The minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, conducted an inspection survey to the national ICT Innovation Hub in Nakawa Division, a Kampala suburb. The hub – according to the ICT and National Guidance Minister, Frank Tumwebaze, will serve as…
Steady Progress: Umeme Tables Shs813 Billion Budget For 2021
Uganda’s main power distribution utility Umeme has tabled a $219 million (Shs813.2 billion budget) for 2021. Of that, $119 million (Shs442.4 billion) will be for capital investments in the grid while $60m (Shs222.4bn) will cater for net operating costs. The company says it will spend $2m (Shs6.6bn) on lease payments and the balance ($38m/Shs141.8bn) on…
Staying Well Together: NCHE Issues Guidelines For Re-opening Of Institutions For Final Year Medics
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has released guidelines for reopening of institutions for final year students undertaking health related institutions. In a statement which was on Tuesday September 1, 2020, addressed to all Vice Chancellors and Principals Institutions Offering health Related Training, Professor Mary. J.N Okwakol noted that finalist students undertaking training at…
Statement On The Plight Of Bodaboda Public Transport Sector
By Isa Kato Dear Ugandans and fellow Quarantined Citizens! Allow me to express my worry about the rate at which the plight of a Common Person continues to be absent in the thoughts of our Leaders and Policy Makers. We thank the almighty God who is continuing to expose the hearts of men; both in…
Statehouse,UPDF Seek 40Bn To Repair Cargo planes-Min.Mwesige
Ministry of defense through UPDF seriously hunting for funds to finance the nearly 20-year-old Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), whose services benefit mainly State House and Uganda People’s Defence Forces. UACC, Parliament was told, has been surviving on revenue generated from charter services for both passengers and cargo it renders, right from purchase of the…