Francis Otucu

The inadequate number of Town Agents is hindering the local revenue collection in Pece –Laroo Division in Gulu City. The Division has six agents instead of the required 19. According to the Division’s revenue performance report for the first quarter of the 2021/ 2022 financial year, only 384.7 million shillings

The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has distributed 1000 kilograms of impounded immature fish to Uganda Prisons Services, police and the Army in Hoima. The immature fish was impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub-region, where the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has been conducting

Less than half of pastoralists settled in Atiak Sub-county in Amuru District have voluntarily complied with the presidential directives on fencing grazing lands. Last month, President Museveni issued a fresh eviction notice for pastoralists camped in Northern Uganda to vacate the region within two months unless they meet conditions of

Amolatar District has received 12,578 doses of COVID-19 Vaccines a week after sending back 7,000 doses which were about to expire. The new consignment comprises 6,318 doses of Sinovac and 6,260 doses of Sinopharm. The District, which had a low uptake of vaccines was forced to send back the Moderna

The United Arab Emirates-UAE has today suspended flights from Uganda to Dubai until further notice. The UAE also suspended Uganda in June due to the surge of COVID-19 cases and many passengers who had tested positive for the virus on arrival in Dubai. According to a tweet from Uganda Civil

The value of assets by Collective Investment Schemes in Uganda almost doubled to 732 billion Shillings in 2020/2021 as more Ugandans embraced the industry. This represented an increase of 88.4% from 388.5 billion shilling at the close of the previous financial year, according to the annual figures at the Capital

Following the increase in the number of covid-19 cases, dealers in scholastic materials are worried over reports that schools may not reopen. For close to two years, schools have been closed following the outbreak of covid-19. Last week, the Ministry of Education announced that schools will reopen on January 10.

At least Shillings 474 million was collected through traffic fines during Christmas according to statistics compiled by the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety. In total, 5,720 cars and motorcycles were impounded and owners had to pay the penalties before getting them back. Assistant Superintendent of Police –ASP Faridah Nampiima,

Hassan Basajjabalaba The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has instituted a team of prosecutors to try businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and his brother on charges related to forgery of a court order and evading tax worth 20 Billion Shillings. The case had stalled for seven years and it stems

Global economic uncertainties due to covid 19 are highly projected to continue into 2022 as the pandemic starts its third year.  And this, among other factors, will have negative effects on the Ugandan economy next year, according to the analysis by the Bank of Uganda.    Global economies have been