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Scrap Off OTT Due To High Evasion Rate-Akol Tells Govt
Doris Akol, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General ,Doris Akol has asked government to amend the law that is governing collection of Over-the-top’ tax commonly known as OTT inorder to reduce the high rates of evasion. Madam Akol made this presentation at Parliament where she was meeting legislators on the Parliamentary Committee on Finance…
Jubilations As Gen Saleh Celebrates 60th Birthday
Salim Saleh (born Caleb Akandwanaho, 14 January 1960) has Tuesday January 14, 2020 clocked 60 years. The retired Ugandan military officer who has served in the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), is a younger brother of President Museveni. Last year, drama unfolded in Kasese town when socialite Sylvia Owori threw a birthday party for Saleh,…
Man Suffers Three-Day Erection After Taking Bull Sexual Stimulant
A man had to be rushed to hospital after taking a sexual stimulant “used for breeding bulls” that left him with a ‘three-day’ erection. The man in Mexico, whose name and age is unknown, is believed to have taken the stimulant as he excitedly planned to have sex with a 30-year-old woman. However he ended…
Two Suspects Arrested Over Murder Of Mukono Business Man
Police at Kampala Metropolitan Police East has arrested two suspects in connection to the murder of Mukono Businessman. Mutebi Ggugwa Ronald a businessman and a resident of Walusibi in Mukono was strangled to death, after thugs struggled to rob him money. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that after killing him, they threw his…
Pr .Bugingo Must Be Taken To Butabika For Mental Check Up – Bishop Twine
Religious leaders have condemned the recent statement of House of Prayer Ministries International Head Pastor Aloysius Bugingo on marriage vows, terming his teaching as misleading. On 9th January, during lunch hour prayers at Canan Land in Makerere Kikoni, Bugingo said ’till death do us part’ is not biblical and is the cause of murders between couples.…
Iran Nuclear Deal: European Powers Triggered Dispute Mechanism
Middle East: European Powers have triggered a dispute mechanism over the nuclear deal with Iran, after the country took a further step back from its commitments. Iran has suspended all limits on its production of enriched uranium, which can be used to make reactor fuel but also nuclear weapons. It has said it is responding…
Police Fire Expired Poisonous Teargas As MP Ssekikubo Is Granted Bail
Lwemiyaga County Legislator Theodore Ssekikubo has been released by Masaka Court on a Shs10m non-cash Bail after being charged with attempted murder, assault, illegal possession of firearms, among other charges. However, Ssekikubo’s release was overshadowed by police firing teargas to prevent his jubilant supports carrying the MP through Masaka town. However, eyewitnesses and victims has…
Shocking Secrets As To Why Dr. Kasekende Was Trashed Out Of BoU
Kampala: As the old adage, there is no smoke without fire can be interpreted to mean that every rumour or talk has a source. This saying can be applied to the former troubled Bank of Uganda deputy governor, Dr Louis Kasekende whose name had become a ‘season in season out’ fixture on the table of…
Just In! Barcelona Sack Ernesto Valverde,Appoint Quique Setien
Spain: Barcelona have sacked coach Ernesto Valverde and replaced him with former Real Betis coach Quique Setie. Valverde, 55, helped the club to two successive La Liga titles and they lead on goal difference this season. However, the Catalan side have produced a series of unconvincing displays under his leadership and have failed to reach…
Kampala Alternative Youth Activists Arrested For Protesting Against Corruption
Police have arrested over twenty youth activists who have been demonstrating this morning on streets of Kampala against the increasing corruption cases in the country. The campaign dubbed; “The real anti-corruption walk” was part of the launched black Monday, a citizen led campaign to fight against corruption. The youth have been demonstrating while giving out…