Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju (Kira Municipality) Archives

MPs Reject Seven Year Tax Waiver For Bujagali Hydro Project

Members of parliament have rejected a proposal to grant Bujagali Hydro Power Project Company a seven year tax waiver but instead approved an amendment in the Income Tax (Amendment), Bill 2025 exempting the company from income tax for a year. The Income

May 16, 2025

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Panic As Joint Security Committee Probes 18 Senior Staff BoU Over 62Bn Money Heist

A wave of uncertainty has engulfed the Bank of Uganda (BoU) following the launch of an intensive investigation into the disappearance of Shs62 billion from one of its central accounts. A joint security team, including experts from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID),

November 29, 2024

Politics

Govt Squeezed To Explain Arrest,Repatriation Of Col Besigye From Kenya

The Ugandan government has been ordered to explain the arrest and repatriation of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye from Nairobi, Kenya, amid rising domestic and international criticism. Parliament has given the government until next Tuesday to deliver a detailed statement regarding the

November 29, 2024

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Security Minister Jim Muhwezi Tasked To Explain The Arrest FDC MPs

The Minister for Security, Hon. Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi, has promised to present a statement explaining the Monday arrest of two opposition Forum for Democratic Change legislators together with other party leaders. Muhwezi, who promised to present the statement in two

August 7, 2024

Politics

MP Ssemujju Criticizes Gov’t For Charging 36 FDC Members Arrested In Kenya With Terrorism

Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju, has castigated government over the recent arrest of members of opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), in Kenya. Thirty-six FDC leaders were last Tuesday arrested in Kisumu, Kenya and have since been charged with terrorism in Ugandan courts

August 2, 2024

National News

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

May 8, 2024

Politics

Ghetto Youth Lashes At MP Ssemujju Nganda Over Allegations Of Attacking FDC Delegates

The Ghetto Structure, Kampala Metropolitan, has responded to Kira Municipality Member of Parliament (MP), Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, over his earlier remarks in which he alleged that attackers of FDC delegates were known to the Ghetto Structure, Police leadership, and AIGP Christopher Damulira,

September 27, 2023

Business·Trending·Uganda

Parliament Tasks Telecoms To Offer Better Data & Voice Bundles

Members of Parliament have urged telecommunication service providers to adopt more friendly data and voice bundles. This, according to the MPs, is intended to ensure that consumers of communication services get quality, reliable and affordable communication services to widen Information Communication Technology

July 14, 2022