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Forest Cottages: Where Swimming Is More Than Just A Recreational Activity
Kampala’s eco-friendly Forest Cottages has unveiled new rates for access to its solar -heated swimming pool to allow its loyal clients unwind off the week’s stress and regain lost calories with freshened minds. In the new rates announced, the hotel has slashed its membership fees with Kids now paying just 10k and adults 20k on a daily basis. In…
200m For FGM Is Too Little To Fight Barbaric African Vice-Kadaga Cries To Govt
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has appealed to Government to consider funding the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as is done with the routine national immunization campaigns. Kadaga said that the annual budget of shs200 million set 15 years ago for the FGM campaigns is not enough, saying there is still need for…
Parliament App To Enhance Public Accessibility To Plenary Business-Kadaga
Parliament of Uganda is set to diversify the use of technology in an effort to enhance public participation in plenary and committee proceedings, and other activities of the House. This follows Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga’s directive to the ICT team at Parliament to develop a mobile application that will see Parliament ably achieve this. The development…
Govt Must Reduce Unnecessary Expenditure – URA Warns
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) says the government must reduce unnecessary expenditure to increase the tax-GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio. Ibrahim Bbossa, URA’s Assistant Commissioner, of Public and Corporate Affairs, says Uganda’s tax-GDP ratio is low, standing at 14%. He says Uganda must aim at increasing the ratio to at least 20% and to achieve this,…
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URA’s Shs25 Trillion Target Plan
Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General John Rujoki Musinguzi has outlined his plan that will make it possible for him to achieve the Shs25.1tn target for FY2022/23 set by the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development. Speaking to journalists at the Authority’s headquarters in Nakawa Kampala Musinguzi said, “I must note that the revenue mobilisation…
Real Facts In Kiham, Buganda Land Board Kigo Land Row
As Buganda Land Board (BLD) resorts to malice and propaganda using the name of ‘Kabaka’ and Buganda Kingdom, this website has exclusively landed on a survey report of the contested Ham Sports Centre Kigo land. Kiham claims is on public tittled land tenure well as BLB’s claim is on a milo tenure. However, Ugandans are…
Shock As Greedy BoU’s Dr. Kasekende Dark Side Is Revealed
As we are heading to 2020, all eyes and focus return to the looming shakeup at the central bank in the new year with the contract of Dr. Louis Kasekende the Deputy Governor is left with only two weeks to end. Dr. Kasekende has for long been touted to replace aging Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime…
Broke BoU To Borrow USD500M For Recapitalization
The President of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a request by the Ministry of Finance to borrow up to USD500M to recapitalize Bank of Uganda (BoU) and Uganda Development Bank (UDB), following the effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Uganda’s economy. The money, according to credible sources, will come from the International Monetary Fund…
Kabira Country Club Announces Easter Promo On Accommodation, Special Lunch
This Easter weekend, Kabira Country Club is the place to be after the swanky hotel in Bukoto announced some amazing discounts on accommodation and scheduled Special Easter Lunch happening on 4th April 2021. Kabira Country Club has yet again lined up a special Easter lunch on 4th April 2021 that will be served between 12:00 -…
Uganda,Japan Cooperation To Create 6,000 Jobs In ICT
A total of 6,000 jobs in the information, Communication, and Technology (lCT) sector are projected to result from the ongoing Uganda-Japan (UJ)Connect project, implemented by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Dr Aminah Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary of the ICT Ministry, said UJ Connect is…
