The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija is ready to drop the reappointment of Justine Bagyenda, the former Executive Director-Supervision at Bank of Uganda to the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) Board as a member on the advice of Parliament. In May this year, Kasaija nominated Bagyenda to
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Lawyers advised government to scrap off the controversial Mobile Money tax, noting that it is illegal since the sector is not regulated. Appearing before the Finance Committee on Thursday to give their views on the Excise Duty Amendment Bill No.2 of 2018 where government proposes to reduce the mobile money
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The Education and Sports Ministry is set to review and enforce the teacher's code of conduct to stem sexual violence against learners in schools. The State Minister for Primary Education, Rosemary Seninde disclosed this at the launch of the Uganda Violence against Children Survey by the Gender, Labor and Social
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Tanzania telecommunications regulator intends to suspend licences issued to pay TV Company Multichoice Tanzania Limited, for failing to comply with its orders on free-to-air content. The Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) in a statement stated it has on several occasions required Multichoice to abide to the licence conditions not to include
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Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has arrived in the Tanzanian Capital, Dar es Salaam on a one-day working visit ahead of trade talks with his counterpart President John Pombe Magufuli at State House. President Museveni was received by President John Pombe Magufuli at the Julius Nyerere International Airport to state ceremonies
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Africa must develop a comprehensive approach to protect its businesses and personal data in light of increasing cybercrimes worldwide. In a joint workshop between NEPAD and Pan African Parliament committees on the African Union Commission Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection, legislators were urged to interest their nation states
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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has given a blanket amnesty to rebels, including his rival Riek Machar, state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) reports. The announcement comes days after the government and rebel groups signed a power-sharing deal in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, aimed at ending a nearly five-year civil war that
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There was free drama in Parliament on Wednesday when MPs on the Finance Committee threw out a group of Civil Society activists from Tax Justice Alliance Uganda after they criticized the size of the current Parliament, saying it is bloated and affecting public expenditure. The activists had come to give
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The new Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Betty Aol Ocan, who is also the Gulu Woman MP officially took over from her predecessor, Winfred Kiiza on Wednesday afternoon when Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah confirmed her appointment. This follows massive changes in Opposition’s Parliament leadership announced by FDC Party President, Patrick
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila will not stand in December’s presidential election, a spokesman said on Wednesday, announcing that former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary would be the ruling coalition’s candidate. The announcement by spokesman Lambert Mende at a news conference puts an end to years of speculation
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