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UIA To Repossess Idle Land In Namanve Industrial Park
The State Minister for Investment and Privatization, Evelyn Anite has directed Uganda Investment Authority-UIA to repossess plots of land in Namanve industrial park that have not been utilized by investors. Anite who visited the park on Tuesday noted that five investors who were allocated land at the park have failed to develop the land ten…
UIA Partners With USAID,MTN To Launch First MSMES Portal
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), in partnership with USAID’s Feed the Future Uganda Institutional and Systems Strengthening Activity (ISSA) and telco MTN Uganda. has today (September 15) launched www.mybusiness.go.ug a platform dedicated to boosting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The portal is an innovation by UIA to respond to the business and investment needs…
UIA One-Stop Centre Eases Business Services For Investors After Opening Permanent Home In Kampala
The permanent home of Uganda Investment Authority’s One-Stop Centre for Investors has now opened its doors at its permanent home in the Uganda Business Facilitation Centre (UBFC). The Centre (UBFC) is located on Plot 1, Baskerville Avenue in the suburb of Kololo, just over two kilometres to the northeast of Kampala City Centre. In addition…
UIA Issues Investment Licence To Bar Aviation
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and a burgeoning need for economic growth, Uganda has positioned itself as a favorable destination for both domestic and foreign investors. The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has taken center stage in facilitating this progress, exemplified by its recent issuance of an Investment License to BAR Aviation Uganda.…
UHRC Worried About Candidates Defying Campaign Guidelines
The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC has cautioned politicians against defying campaign guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission. The acting chairperson to the Commission Katebalirwe Amooti Wa Irumba says the clashes between candidates and security personnel are as a result of the failure by the politicians to respect the set guidelines. According to the guidelines issued…
UHRC Summons MP Olanya Over Balaalo Hate Speech
The Uganda Human Rights Commission -UHRC has summoned Kilak South Member of Parliament Gilbert Olanya for alleged hateful speech intended to incite violence against the Balaalo community in the Acholi Sub-region. In a video that went viral more than a week back, Olanya while meeting some Acholi community members is said to have incited them…
UHRC Exposes Police Married Couples Sharing One Room, Tasks Parliament Improve Officers’ Welfare
Deputy Speaker pledges to fast track Justice, Law and Order sector reforms The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has said that Parliament will fast track the reform of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). He was responding to a research report on the welfare of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) presented by the Chairperson…
UHRC Commissioner ‘Victoria Rusoke’ In Hot Soup For Campaigning Using Gov’t Resources
Victoria Rusoke, a Commissioner at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) is in deep trouble for allegedly using government resources to further her political ambitions. We have learnt that Rusoke plans to contest for the Kabarole District Woman Member of Parliament seat come the 2021 elections and because of that, sources reveal that she is…
UHRC Boss Wangandya Trashes Claims Of Detention Facilities Being Used As Torture Chambers
The Uganda Human Rights Commission chairperson Mariam Wangandya has said that, as a commission while carrying out investigations, they have never come across any detention facility designated as a torture chamber. According to Wangandya, while speaking in Kampala on issues concerning the state of human rights in Uganda, she revealed that they monitor places of…
UHRC Asks Gov’t To Scrap ‘Failed’ Social Media Tax Ahead Of 2021 Elections
The Uganda Human Rights Commission has asked government to amend the law introducing Over the Top tax and suspend it during the electoral period in order to make internet more affordable and accessible. Dr. Katebalirwa Amooti Irumba, the acting chairman of the commission told journalists today that it is necessary to scrap the tax in…