The Auditor General, John Muwanga’s just released December 2019 audit report has exposed the rot in the management of the Petroleum Fund, with the AG confessing to have been locked out of the Fund by denying him vital information. Muwanga made the revelation this morning while handing over the Audit
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The Ministry of ICT & National Guidance wants government to allocate it Shs92.6bn that will be used to assign addresses to all residential and commercial buildings across the country. The revelation was made today by Vincent Bagiire, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of ICT & National Guidance while appearing before Parliament’s
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Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to wage total war on predatory lenders so that small businesses can access affordable credit. The President said scrapping of the interest rate cap would boost circulation of money by ensuring availability of credit. “I urge the Central
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As Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development headed by Matia Kasaija as line minister finalizes the Budget strategy for FY2020/21 anchored on the medium-term growth and development objectives of the 3rd National Development Plan (NDP 111), Civil Society organizations (CSOs) under their umbrella Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG)
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has revealed that Ugandans are increasingly evading over-the top (OTT) tax commonly referred to as social media tax, with the tax body suggesting to government to shift the tax to data bundles. The revelation was made by URA Commissioner General, Doris Akol Tuesday while leading a
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By Bishop Johnson Twinomujuni (pictured above), West Ankole Diocese Pastor Bugingo has made a declaration that the phrase 'till death do us part' is not biblical, and that it is from Satan! In so doing, the pastor attacks the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Pentecostal Churches, associating them with what he
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Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia held today the officialopeningceremony for the first-ever Carrefour Store in Uganda, marking the company’s entry into the Sub-Saharan African country. Located at the popular Oasis Mall, the store covers 2,800 square
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Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Ruparelia Group of Companies owned by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia are the main sponsors of the first ever Social Media FestUg slated to take place on 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens. According to Amon Baita, the Marketing Head of Social Media Fest, the
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The former chairman of one of China’s bad banks has confessed to taking millions of yuan in bribes which he kept in metal cabinets in a Beijing apartment he nicknamed “the supermarket.” Lai Xiaomin (pictured), former head of China Huarong Asset Management Co., has been charged with taking bribes, corruption
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From human rights violations to the impacts of climate change, Rotary and Makerere University are offering a postgraduate certificate program to peace and development leaders who are from or who have worked in Africa to address the underlying challenges to peace in the region. The year-long program in Peace building,
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