Wandegeya Market Only Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is mandated to establish a market in the city, according to the office of the Attorney General. This is contained in his response to the KCCA Market Ordinance, which was approved in 2019 to provide a comprehensive licensing regime for permanent, semi-permanent
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Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija tabling the government proposals for the new tax laws that kick in 1 July 2021 Government has, through Finance Minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija, tabled proposals for the new tax laws, which will see motor vehicle owners part with an annual license fee paid by 31st of
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A photo of a woman laying her hand on the Qur'an. Courtesy Photo Muslim activists are up in arms against the Succession Bill, which was passed by parliament on Tuesday saying it disregards the teachings of Islam. The bill seeks to ensure equality and equity in the distribution of
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By Ian M. Rumanyika Following a press article on the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) published last week in the prosper magazine, URA is persuaded to correct some misguided elements of the story and as such make clarifications to the benefit of the public. To present EFRIS as
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Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija (pictured) has blamed the delayed operationalization of Islamic Banking in Uganda on the absence of ‘competent Muslims’ to champion it. Minister Kasaija’s remarks were in response to concern raised by Abdulatif Sebaggala (Kawempe North) who tasked Government to explain why Islamic Banking hasn’t taken place despite the enactment of the
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dfcu Bank Managing Director, Mathias Katamba presenting the bank's 2021 outlook Dfcu bank overcame COVID-19 disruptions to consolidate growth in 2020. According to the bank’s results for the year ended December 2020 released today, dfcu’s asset base increased by 18% from Ushs2.95 trillion to Ushs 3.49 trillion in 2020, upheld by strong growth in
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A police Patrol parked in front of Chillies Fast Foods and takeaway restaurant-Ntinda branch in Kampala Police are hunting for an unidentified assailant behind the killing of the manager of Chilies Fast Foods and Takeaway Restaurant in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson identifies the deceased Isaac Mugga,
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A driver struggling to find way through Lwera wetland where the road collapsed Traffic flow is paralyzed along the Kampala-Masaka highway following the collapse of the road section in Lwera wetland between Mpigi and Kalungu districts. The road collapsed last night after culverts used to fix it broke down at
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The Excise duty (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is proposing to repeal the payment of Over The Top Services tax (OTT) commonly referred to as social media tax, while at the same time re-introduce excise duty at a rate of 12% on internet data. The Bill is set to be introduced in Parliament
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Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi The year 2020 was like no other. COVID-19 struck at the beginning of the year and the East Africa region had its first case of infection in early March. The global spread of the virus quickly became a pandemic. To comply
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