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Am Surprised! Kay Salt Isn’t Supposed To Be On Ugandan Market, They’re Abusing Our Brotherly EAC Inter-Trade Protocols – UNBS Boss Manyindo Warns Salt Smugglers

By Our ReporterAugust 17, 2020 0

For the very first time since March 2020 when the smuggling of Kenyan salt brand with ‘FOR SALE IN KENYA ONLY’ inscription intensified, Uganda National Bureau of standards (UNBS), the Government’s regulatory Agency responsible for enforcement of quality, standardization and assurance, and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), another powerful Gov’t agency responsible for enforcement of tax…

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Umeme Seeks Review Of Free Electricity Connection Policy

By Hannington MbabaziAugust 10, 2020 0

Uganda’s Power Distributor, Umeme Limited has proposed a revision of the Electricity Connections Policy (ECP) to allow capable customers shoulder the full payment for connection since government ran short of funds for the policy. Speaking during a briefing organised by the power distributor, Mr Selestino Babungi, the Umeme managing director, said the energy sector is…

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How Covid-19 Has Affected Uganda’s Labour Externalization Sector

By Hannington MbabaziAugust 9, 2020 0

By Ronnie Mukundane Labour externalization was, until the spread of Covid-19 across the globe, one of the fastest growing sectors and was providing employment opportunities to thousands of Ugandans across the Middle East and other parts of the world. To date, there are more than 165,000 Ugandans who are gainfully employed in the Middle East…

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Investigation: URA, UNBS On Hot Spot For Allowing Smuggled Kenyan Salt Into Uganda

By Hannington MbabaziAugust 9, 2020 0

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) are on spot for allegedly abetting and or colluding with businessmen who are smuggling tonnes of Kenyan salt into the country and reaping abnormal profits after evading taxes worth hundreds of millions of shillings. Our sources reveal that licensed dealers of salt in…

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‘You Must Pay COVID-19 Rent Arrears’- Gov’t Chief Whip Nankabirwa Tells Traders As Landlords Lock Shops

By Hannington MbabaziAugust 6, 2020 1

Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa has advised Ugandans to forget about not paying their rent arrears for the months the country was under lockdown. She instead promised to ask government to come up with an affordable credit facility which can help the tenants to overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is after Speaker…

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Govt Secures Shs 868Bn Loan For Construction Of Roads

By Our ReporterAugust 5, 2020 0

Parliament of Uganda has approved Shs868b for the construction of a host of roads around the country. The roads are Namugumba – Budadiri – Nalugugu (29km), Katuna – Muko -Kamuganguzi road (104km) and Laropi – Moyo – Afoji (Sudan border) which is 37km. Making a case for the loan, the Vice Chairperson of the Committee…

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Government Directs Fresh Investigations Into Crane Bank Fraud Case

By Our ReporterAugust 5, 2020 0

The government of Uganda has set up new investigations into which city businessman Sudhir Rupaleria is alleged to have taken approximately Shs 340 Billion out of defunct Crane Bank for personal ventures. Bank of Uganda intends to appeal to the Supreme Court to make a case whether it has powers to sue Sudhir. If the…

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BoU Painfully Coughs Remaining Tittles Of Defunct Banks As Investigations Bite

By Hannington MbabaziAugust 5, 2020 0

The Central Bank of Uganda has finally given up asked owners of the unclaimed certificates of land titles of former defunct banks to apply and reclaim them. The unclaimed certificates of over 21 land titles were advertised on Wednesday August 5, 20220 by BoU after very many others were allegedly stolen by bank officials or…

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Ugandan Government To Lose Shs340 Billion Per Year In Tax Stamps

By Hannington MbabaziAugust 4, 2020 0

Due to the continued refusal by the manufacturers to pay for the tax stamps, Government of Uganda (GoU) is looking at Shs 340 Billion Shillings to be paid to SICPA a company it out sourced to supply the Digital Tax Stamps. This means that 1 billion per day of tax payer’s money will be allocated…

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NCA, Police Arrest ‘Iconic’ Criminals In Biggest Ever Operation After Encryption Breakthrough

By Hannington MbabaziAugust 3, 2020 0

British police have carried out their biggest operation ever, arresting “iconic” figures and smashing thousands of conspiracies including murder plots after infiltrating a communications service used by criminals. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the cracking of the encryption used by EncroChat, which offered a secure mobile phone instant messaging service and was used by…

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