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 […]
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda subsidiary has denied circulating social media claims regarding a purported loss of $250,000 (approximately sh965m) from a customer’s account, labelling these allegations as baseless and unfounded. “UBA Uganda categorically refutes these spurious allegations, asserting no such incident has occurred,” the bank said in a statement issued on April.08, reinforcing […]
Business activities in downtown Kampala, particularly in the Kikuubo hub, have been disrupted as some traders opted to close their shops in protest over various concerns regarding business operations. These concerns include issues with tax policy and administration, particularly the enforcement of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS), which traders allege is unfair. […]
The Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) has shot and killed three suspected leaders of gangs operating near the Ministry of Public Service, Katanga, Sir Apollo Kaggwa and Nansana Municipality. A Nansana machete gang commander identified as Pius was shot three times on Friday night at Nasere zone, Gganda Parish. Pius was being trailed by DCI […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday 4th April, 2024 met officials from Nile Breweries Limited at his Kisozi Farm led by the company board Chairman, Onapito Ekomoloit. During the meeting, the President and the officials discussed issues ranging from alcohol health precautions to taxation and the expansion of locally based raw materials in the production […]