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After Sponsoring Summit On Fighting Illicit Trade, BAT Now On Spot For Smuggling Cigarettes Into Ugandan Market And Evading Billions In Tax
British American Tobacco (BAT) Uganda and BAT Kenya are on the spot following an investigation which reveals that the companies may have taken advantage of the loopholes in tobacco control governance systems and control the illicit trade of Tobacco products to dump illicit cigarettes into the country. A spot check market survey has since established…
Six Committed to High Court For Murdering 24-year-old Indian Businessman
Six suspects accused of shooting and killing an Indian businessman have been committed to the High Court. The incident occurred on October 27, 2022, when Eliod Gumizamu, attached to the Nyakabande Refugee Transit Centre, allegedly shot and injured Patel Kuntaj, a 24-year-old Indian national who operated a hardware shop in Kisoro municipality. Kuntaj later died…
HIV-positive Grandfather Remanded For Defilement 4 Granddaughters
Court in Kampala has sent on remand a 62-year-old man who allegedly defiled his four granddaughters in a Kampala suburb. Muhammuddu Iddi Zingo, also known as Taata Medi, who is living with HIV/AIDS, was yesterday arraigned before Kampala City Hall Court on four charges of aggravated defilement. He appeared before Grade One Magistrate Jane Tibagozenka…
Select Committee Calls For Forensic Audit Of Sports Body
The Select Committee constituted to investigate the operations of the National Council of Sports (NCS) has called for a forensic audit on the sports body. The recommendation is contained in the report presented by the Chairperson of the Select Committee, Hon. Laura Kanushu on Tuesday, 04 April 2023. The committee recommended that the Auditor General…
Sh1.5Bn COVID-19 Research Equipment Lies Idle In Ntinda Warehouse
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Central Government has noted a possibility of the tax payer losing 1.59 billion Shillings in unutilized COVID-19 equipment purchased by the disbanded Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The equipment identified as the Dr Oligo DNA Synthesizer Machine was procured for a scientist from M/S Micro Haem Scientific and Medical Supplies Limited,…
Min. Magyezi Tasked To Present Update On PDM Implementation
The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has been tasked to present before parliament, a statement about concerns on the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). The Parish Development Model (PDM) was launched during the financial year 2020/2021 as a delivery mechanism for transitioning 39 per cent of households from a subsistence economy to…
Karamoja Ironsheets Scandal: Multi-agency Team Concludes Criminal Investigations Against Shameless Government Officials Cited In Saga
Police has revealed that the multi-agency team which was conducting criminal investigations into circumstances under which ministers acquired iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja sub-region has concluded its work. Fred Enanga the police spokesperson says the team comprising police, State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) is now writing their report which will be handed…
Just In! ERA Slashes Electricity Tariffs For Second Quarter Of 2023
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has approved new Electricity End-User Tariffs to be charged by Umeme Limited for the supply of Electrical Energy in the Billing Period from April to June 2023. According to the New Tariffs, Domestic Consumers will pay UGX 250 for the First 15 Units under the Lifeline Tariff and thereafter pay…
Gov’t, Sudhir Convention Centre To Be Ready By January Next Year
The government of Uganda and real estate muloodi Sudhir Ruparelia are set to construct a joint venture Convention Centre at Commonwealth Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo at a cost of USh 147 billion. There is great urgency around the Convention Centre project, which must be completed and fully functional within 8-9 months in order to host…
A conversation With Counsel Smith Kiiza On His Legal Journey and Excelling In The Legal Industry
Upon successfully completing his Bar course at law development, Counsel Smith Kiiza decided to pursue a duo degree in Masters (LLM) and PhD (LAW) in India which is funded by the Government of India Scholarship, hopes to use his Bar Course and Law Degree to further his ambitions in the various fields he holds interests.…