There is heavy presence of police and Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF personnel in Butogota town council in Kanungu district along with the Uganda- Democratic Republic of Congo border as Congolese nationals stage protests against two Ugandans accused of killing a local chief in their country. The protests started on Sunday
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Patience Tumusiime Rubagumya, the Commissioner Legal Services and Board Affairs at URA The Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) awarded Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), also referred to as the Respondent, the right to collect a tax liability of UGX 21,485,110,040 from Game Discount World (Uganda) Limited, The Applicant. Game Discount World (Uganda)
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One person has been shot as police battled an unknown gang that forcefully took over Modern Market adjacent to Kalerwe abattoir this morning. Trouble started as early 6:30am when a group of men estimated to be over 40 in number encircled the market claiming they had taken it over from
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A number of health workers have allegedly received less money than what they expected in their risk allowances paid in arrears. The health workers deployed in COVID-19 Treatment Unit- CTU had taken months without receiving their allowances. Last week, a number of health workers received the payment through mobile money
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An irate mob in Nakaseke district has set ablaze a vehicle suspected of transporting stolen cattle. The incident happened in Bulyake village in Kasangombe Sub County in the wee hours of Sunday morning.The pickup truck registration number UAP 202S was transporting the meat of three cattle and five people onboard.
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Letshego Uganda, a subsidiary of Botswana-born retail finance organization, has introduced LetsGo App so as to enable customers have access to financial services on the Go. Roger Mugisha, Head Corporate Communications at Letshego says with LetsGo, Ugandans beginning with Government employees and civil servants under the brand’s established Deduction at
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Entebbe International Airport Security officers at Entebbe International Airport have removed 40 migrant workers on a Qatar Airways flight before take off over fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. The migrant workers all under Premier Recruitment Ltd, had already boarded the Qatar Airways aircraft, but were asked to disembark from the plane.
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Coffee bags ready for export Uganda’s Coffee exports in June 2021 amounted to 618,388 60-kilo bags worth US$ 58.56 million, the highest ever in a single month since 1991. According to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report for June 2021, this comprised 565,449 bags of Robusta valued at US $ 50.25
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The United Nations agencies in Uganda are not about to give priority to local products when purchasing for humanitarian aid, especially if the price is not competitive enough. The office of the UN food aid agency in Uganda says most of the aid comes with conditions on what to purchase,
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The Ministry of Health will start re-testing all labor export workers a day before they depart the country. Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the health ministry, says the move stems from the number of migrant workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 at their final destinations. In a
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