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MPs Reject Tax Exemption On Bujagali Hydro Power Project
A proposal by government to exempt the Bujagali Hydro Power project from income tax has been rejected by lawmakers who instead demanded for a report of the Auditor General on the project. The decision was reached at during the plenary sitting on Monday, 06 June 2024 as the House considered the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill,…
Bloody: Five NUP Foot Soldiers Wounded After Nasty Fight At Party Offices
Five supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) in Busia have been admitted to Dabani hospital after they sustained serious injuries in a fight that broke during a party meeting. The fight is said to have broken out after some party members who were not invited for the interim committee meeting meant to resolve issues…
Traders Threaten To Close Shops After Meeting Museveni Over EFRIS
The leaders of traders’ associations have threatened to lock down their businesses again, displeased with the outcome of the Kololo meeting with President Museveni. They argue that President Museveni did not address any of their concerns about taxes at the much-anticipated meeting. However, the Uganda Revenue Authority spokesperson, Ibrahim Bbosa, urged the traders to have…
Speaker Among Hosts New Japanese Envoy Takuya
Speaker Anita Among has met the new Japanese Ambassador to Uganda, HE Sasayama Takuya and top on the agenda was deepening bilateral cooperation with focus on technology and infrastructure. Among applauded the Japanese for the nearly 62 years of development cooperation which she said has brought tangible dividends and improved livelihoods. “The friendship and partnership…
On Standby: UPDF To Monitor Upcoming Population Census
Five hundred Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have completed a nine-day training on conducting the upcoming National Housing and Population Census at Gaddafi Barracks in Jinja District. While officiating the closure of the training, the Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Dr Chris Mukiza, said, “It was a good idea to…
MPs Task UNRA To Speed Up Damaged Karuma Bridge Repairs
Members of Parliament have asked government to provide the likely implications of restricted access to Karuma bridge, which has been found to be compromised. The bridge over River Nile, which connects the North and West Nile to the rest of the country, was found to have developed cracks, forcing Uganda National Roads Authority, the government…
70 Suspects Arrested For Robbing Northern Bypass Road Users
Police have arrested over 70 suspects in connection to paver (stone) throwing along the Northern Bypass on Kiira Road. According to Luke Owoyesgire in a Statement released on Monday, May, 6,2024 this operation was in collaboration with local councils, PISOS, GISO, CMI, UPDF, CI, and area Police, aimed to curb the menace posed by the…
CDF Kainerugaba Meets DRC Counterpart, Hails Operation Shujaa
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba on May 6th, 2024 met with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gen. Christian Tshiwewe Songesha, the General Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC). The meeting took place in the town…
City Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde Trashes UK Sanctions Against Speaker Anita Among
Outspoken human rights lawyer Isaac Kimeze Ssemakadde has described the United Kingdom’s recent sanctions against Speaker Anita Among as a move devoid of any “consequence to our struggle for freedom, justice, and prosperity.” Ssemakadde alluded to the waning political and economic power of the United Kingdom and therefore its inability to wield any significant influence…
Security Put On Alert As UPDF Recovers Homemade Bombs In Komamboga
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), in an intelligence-led operation, have recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that were in a rental house in Kwata zone, Komamboga parish, Kawempe division in Kampala. According to Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye, the UPDF Spokesperson, intelligence was collected from residents and the previously arrested ADF terrorists about suspicious individuals…