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‘Why Can’t You Let Ugandans Breathe?’-Finance Committee Roars As It Dustbins Shs 200,000 Annual Car License

Parliament’s finance committee has rejected the 200,000 Shillings license on cars and 50,000 Shillings for motorbikes. thecapitaltimes.co.ug has learnt. Last week, the minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija tabled tax measures seeking to make amendments to a number of bills including, Excise Duty

April 9, 2021

Crime

Atleast UGX311 Billion Covid-19 Funds Mismanaged – Auditor General

The Auditor General has revealed that there was financial indiscipline in the utilisation of shs311 billion disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. Section 25(1) of the Public Finance Management Act provides that government may approve a supplementary

March 14, 2021

Crime·Politics

EXPLOSIVE: How Speaker Kadaga & Confidant Hon. Okupa Spent Over US $764,000 (Shs2.8 BN) In-less Than 2 Years In Travels Abroad

Since taking office as Deputy Speaker of Parliament way back in 2001 (20 years ago in May 2021), Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has created one of the most secretive but powerful political hegemony within the NRM environs in modern Uganda’s Political

March 13, 2021

Security

Minister Jeje Odongo’s Contradicting List Of At-least 177 Missing Ugandans Irk MPs

The Uganda Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo has tabled before parliament a list of names of at least 177 missing Ugandans who he said are in detention following their arrest during and after January 14, 2021 elections. Gen. Odongo tabled the

March 4, 2021

Business

New Bill To Trim Powers of BoU Governor, Deputy Scrutinized

Michael Maranga Mawanda the Igara East legislator has presented Constitutional Amendments Bill 2020 on the leadership composition at the Bank of Uganda (BoU). Mawanda’s bill comes after reports from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State

February 26, 2021

Politics

Full List: All 529 Members Of The 11th Parliament

Ugandans on Thursday January 14th 2021 went into election to choose the president and parliamentarians. Here is a full list of the 529 Members of the 11th Parliament….

January 19, 2021

Crime·News

Umeme Hit By Multibillion Scandal After Managers Purchase Fake Yaka Meters From China

Uganda’s power supplier Umeme is battling a multibillion scandal involving the procurement of counterfeit Yaka, which has seen many Ugandans risk their lives to fix the Yaka meters whenever they blackout. As a result of the endless complaints pouring in at Umeme

November 15, 2020

Business

On Spot: Asians Custodian Board Under Probe As Over 15 Billions Go Missing From Account

Panic has engulfed the custodian board after it has emerged that Shs 15 billion was mysteriously withdrawn from the Departed Asians Property Custodian board accounts by the unknown persons. The development came after Members of Parliament on the committee Commissions, Statutory Authorities

October 23, 2020

Business

Joint Committee Rejects NSSF Direct Lending To Gov’t

A joint team comprising members from the finance and gender committees in parliament has rejected proposed direct lending by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to the government. The committee members say that this is intended to avoid abuse of member’s funds

September 17, 2020

Crime

Police To Take Kadaga’s Visitor For Mental Check Up

Police have said they are going to check the mental status of the man who was arrested with a human head at parliament. According to the CID spokesperson, Charles Twine Mansio, as part of their investigations, detectives are going to take Joseph Nuwashaba,

September 16, 2020

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