The Hippo knocked dead in Nwoya on Monday morning Three-game animals have been knocked dead in Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya District in less than one week.The affected game animals include a hippopotamus that was knocked dead on Monday morning by a speeding vehicle registration number UBA 724H at
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Bahati allayed fears that there the taxes will be implemented without approval of the House The Minister of State for Finance, Hon. David Bahati has assured the country that no taxes can be imposed without the approval of Parliament. Bahati made this assurance while responding to a matter was raised
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Uganda Airlines made revenue worth 40 billion Shillings from its operations for the year ending December 2020. This is according to Cornwell Muleya, the Chief Executive Officer, Uganda Airlines Company Limited.According to Muleya, the Airline carried 77,355 passengers for the year ended June 2020, registering a shortfall of 10 per
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Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Pregnant women living in COVID-19 hotspots in Uganda will be considered for the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. According to the health ministry, pregnant women in districts like Kampala, Arua, Wakiso and Kyotera will be among the first beneficiaries because they have higher chances of being exposed
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Speaker Kadaga(R) interacts with the Deputy IGG before the start of the meeting/Parliament Photo The Inspectorate of Government has acknowledged facing complexities in tracing corruption which it says is conducted by cartels in and out of the country. This was revealed by George Bamugemereire, the Deputy Inspector General of Government while
Read MoreParliament has approved Shs292.3bn supplementary budget for different government agencies amid some MPs objecting to the clearance of Shs12bn meant to compensate six individuals. It should be remembered that parliament had on Tuesday stayed the passing of the budget after receiving complaints from the chairperson of Uganda Land Commission, Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki
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Police is accused of harassing small scale miners MPs have accused Police’s Mineral Protection Unit of engaging in illegal mining activities and harassing small scale miners. The MPs now want Government to disband it. MPs made the remarks yesterday after Minister of Internal affairs Abubakar Jeje Odongo presented a ministerial
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Parambot Distilleries’ products with fake digital stamps Uganda Revenue Authority(URA) Domestic Taxes (DT) Enforcement team has arrested four officials attached to Parambot Distilleries after being found in possession of products affixed with fake digital stamps. According to Ian Rumanyika, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs at URA says the tax
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Members of Parliament have raised concerns over the debt sustainability of Uganda after Ministry of Finance appealed to Parliament to approve an additional Shs2.319Trn loan request to cover revenue shortfall in the 2020/21 Financial Year. This is after State Minister for Finance-General Duties, Gabriel Ajedra (pictured) today tabled seven fresh loans before
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Ephraim Kamuntu, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has asked the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to halt the processing of the Sexual Offences Bill 2019, so as to allow Government to carry out consultations with stakeholders. Kamuntu made the request today while appearing before the Legal Committee to
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