A disagreement has emerged between Luweero town council and district authorities over the ownership of Kasana playground. In 2021, Luweero district took over ownership and management of Kasana playground from Luweero town council. The playground is located in Kavule zone, Luweero town council. However, in February 2023 the Town Clerk of Luweero town council wrote to […]
The Tax Justice Alliance Uganda has disagreed with most of the proposals in the five tax amendment bills that were recently tabled before parliament as part of the 2024/2025 budget process. The new tax measures are contained in the Income Tax Amendment Bill, 2024, the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2024, the Value Added Tax Amendment […]
The Directorate of Traffic & Road safety has provided alternative routes for the road users plying Kampala-Masaka highway following sinking in of a section of the road between Kyengera and Buddo Junction as a result of the heavy rains. Micheal Kananura, the traffic police spokesperson has advised the road users to use the alternative routes […]
The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has offered support for the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) but faults government agencies on aspects of its implementation. UMA Chairman, Deo Kayemba says while the system is vital to ensure proper tax administration, the taxpayers do not understand it, nor do they even understand the tax regime, […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday paused the implementation of the Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) which had triggered the traders in Kampala and the upcountry districts to close their businesses as a means of a peaceful protest. On the fifth day of the traders’ strike, President Museveni […]
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed the case in which former Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Richard Byarugaba was challenging the decision not to renew his contract. The Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana on Friday dismissed the case on grounds that the decision by the Labour and Gender Minister Betty Among […]
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has suspended transportation of vehicles on their Nakiwogo – Buwaya ferry for one week. According to UNRA’s spokesperson, Allan Ssempeebwa, the suspension comes as a result of the raising of the water levels of Lake Victoria which submerged the ferry’s docking area. Ssempeebwa however says that for this period, it’s […]
Mbarara City authorities and the Deputy Inspector of Government (IGG), Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria, have expressed concerns that the funds allocated for the construction of three roads in Mbarara City might be returned to the treasury if the contractor fails to meet the deadline once again. The joint contract awarded in May 2021 between Multiplex […]
The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) has clarified that there is no intended meeting involving President Yoweri Museveni and the traders in Kampala on Friday as per the information circulating on social media. In a public notice which the PPU has issued on Wednesday April 10, 2024, it has highlighted that there has been information circulating […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has directed the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Industry, and that of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to resolve the woes of Kampala City Traders and report back to Parliament on Tuesday, 16 April 2024. The traders, under their umbrella body, Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) started a […]