Month: February 2026

The government is rallying commercial banks and other financial institutions to help it increase tax revenues by ensuring more people are taxed. As the presentation of the 2022/23 national budget draws closer, the Uganda Revenue Authority figures show an uphill task if the agency is to meet its revenue targets

Maurice Kertho, the chief operating officer Prism Construction Company Ltd Prism Construction Company Ltd is seeking to recover nearly Shs9b—including Shs4.5b it was awarded in prolongation costs—following a dispute over a Shs10b project. The firm was in January 2020, contracted to construct curriculum-based structures at Uganda Teachers’ College Bushenyi within

Finance Minister Matia Kasaija   Government will not provide funds for coffee and tea seedlings in the next financial year.   According to the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija, this has been triggered by the revenue short falls arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and its

Government should effect a temporary ban on the exportation of food products as a measure of addressing the increasing prices of commodities in the country, experts from the National Planning Authority (NPA) have advised. The Director for Research and Development Performance at NPA, Rogers Matte made the revelation while interfacing

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has been tasked to explain the status of rural electrification projects across the country. Busujju County MP David Lukyamuzi raised the matter in Parliament on Thursday, saying that the government contracted Tisan Company in 2019, to supply and distribute electricity in Kitongo parish.

The demolished St. Thomas Chapel in Agago. Police in Agago district is investigating the demolition of a Catholic Church building in Onudapet Village, Kotomor Sub County, by unknown people. St. Thomas Chapel sat on a one-acre piece of land donated by a faithful, Martin Odur in the 1990s, for the

The NSSF Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is in receipt of the Uganda Retirement Benefits Authority (Assignment of Retirement Benefits for Mortgages and Loans) Regulations, 2022 issued by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Richard Byarugaba, the Fund’s Managing Director has said. “We have always

Trust remains a key driver in daily decision making – between relations, personnel, and even institutions. Research shows that people will choose a product or service that they trust over non-trustworthy options. When it comes to money and investments, trust is even more critical. Individuals need to be confident that

Omoro District Returning Officer, Moses Kagona earlier today nominated Simon Toolit as one of the candidates to contest in the Omoro County Directly Elected Member of Parliament by-election in Omoro District. The Electoral Commission has declared nine (9) candidates duly nominated on the first day of nominations for Parliamentary and