Public protests against Money and Social Media taxes have necessitated Government to review the ‘unpopular and unfair’ taxes that came into force on July1, 2018. In a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, Ruhakana Rugunda, Uganda’s Prime Minister revealed that President Yoweri Museveni has listened to people’s concerns, thus asking Parliament
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The U.N. human rights office accuses the South Sudanese government and its allies of brutally and deliberately attacking civilians, particularly women and children, in what it says appears to be a "scorched earth" policy against opposition forces in parts of Unity state. U.N. human rights monitors say at least 232
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A refined products pipeline linking Kenya’s capital Nairobi with the port city of Mombasa is complete and ready for use, state-run Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) said on Wednesday. The 450 km pipeline will eliminate an estimated 700 oil tanker trucks per day that transport fuel by road between Mombasa and
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Tanzania will shut down loss-making State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and retain only those that post profit annually, the country's Minister for Finance and Planning Philip Mpango said on Tuesday. Speaking at the official opening of a workshop on the role of SOEs, Mr Mpango noted that there are now more than
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Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has revealed how he survived arrest while leading a peaceful demonstration against social media and mobile money taxes. “I would like to thank whoever came through and added a voice to the struggle against the unfair taxation. The police fought so hard
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Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador left the country’s national palace on Tuesday in the front passenger seat of a white Volkswagen Jetta, swarmed by hundreds of jubilant supporters including one waving a live rooster. There was not a bodyguard in sight. Since claiming victory on Sunday, the leftist politician
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Uganda and the United States of America have committed themselves to step up military cooperation in order to safeguard peace and stability in the region. This commitment was underscored during a meeting between Gen David Muhoozi, the UPDF Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Gen Thomas D. Walderhauser, Commander of
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Kyadondo East lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has been arrested while leading a procession to parliament over the social media and mobile money taxes. A cross section of artists and journalists took part procession on Wednesday morning called by Bobi Wine to protest the new taxes at the city
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Fortebet fired up the moods of its customers when it bombarded its centres in FortPortal, Kasese and Ishaka with massive gifts. The gifts were given out in; the two branches in Fort Portal, two in Kasese, two in Ishaka and in Kabwohe. [caption id="attachment_14735" align="aligncenter" width="533"] 5 Kizinda Ishaka clients
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