By John Rujoki Musinguzi Last week, I together with my counterparts of the revenue authorities in the East African Community, met for the 48th East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners General meeting to share about our revenue performances especially during the Covid19 pandemic, and to address common challenges we face as
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Dr Twinemanzi (L), the Executive Director -Supervision at BoU consulting with his boss Mutebile before COSASE meeting in 2018 The Executive Director Supervision at Bank of Uganda (BoU), Dr. Tumubweinee Twinemanzi has shockingly revealed that he doesn’t have some key documents on Crane Bank Ltd (in receivership). He made the
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Beverage distributors addressing the press The continued closer of bars and night clubs has significantly affected beverage distributors and retailers who say that they have made a loss of up to Shs550bn. They say that the continued closure of bars has led to downsizing thus loss of jobs, failure to
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EC Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama Ballot papers for the 2021 General Elections will be printed by foreign firms, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced. The firms that have won the lucrative contract are; Uniprint (South Africa), Tall Security Print Ltd (UK), United Printing and Publishing Firm (Abu Dhabi) and Al
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At the Forty Fourth Session of the Administrative Council of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Mr Bemanya Twebaze (pictured) was elected as Director General for the period January 01st, 2021 – December 31st, 2024. Mr. Bemanya Twebaze is the current Registrar General of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
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The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) Presidential Candidate, Retired General Mugisha Muntu has warned that the continued mistreatment of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, a Presidential Candidate under the National Unity Platform (NUP) could lead Uganda into trouble. “The impunity with which security operatives are operating in the continued
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Presidential Candidate, John Katumba By Denis Jjuuko The scene is a media house somewhere in Lubaga. Journalists have taken their positions with their cameras mounted on tripods, earpieces plugged in, and their fingertips on the shutter buttons. A speeding Shs200 million brand new pickup truck with counter-terrorism and VIP protection
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The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has launched a new study on impact of COVID-19 guidelines on market vendors of perishable goods in urban and pre-urban areas of Uganda. During the launch held at Makerere University this morning, Prof. Johnny Mugisha, the Dean of School of Agricultural Sciences at Makerere
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Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has been arrested by police. Kyagulanyi was arrested before he could start his campaign meeting in Luuka. He is accused of having more than the 200 supporters recommended by the Electoral Commission. According to reports, he has been taken to an unknown
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By Regean Mugume The outbreak of COVID-19 and its subsequent spread is exacerbating the worrying food security vulnerabilities in many Ugandan households. A mother of three in Kampala is quoted saying “Hunger will kill us even before we die of this virus.” According to the State of Food Security and
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