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ANALYSIS: Is Uganda’s Increasing Appetite For Borrowing Sustainable?

Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has seen Uganda borrow trillions of shillings Is Uganda’s increasing public debt sustainable? That’s the pertinent question many Ugandans are asking. The stock of Uganda’s public debt increased from US$ 12.55 billion in FY 2018/19 to US$ 15.27 billion in FY 2019/20, the Debt Sustainability Analysis Report

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Gov’t Moves To Borrow Shs1.5 Trillion As Backlog Of Electricity Connections Hits 200k

Mary Goretti Kitutu, the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Government is in advanced stages to secure US$400 million (1.46  trillion) from the World Bank to support the electricity connections policy. The revelation was made by Mary Goretti Kitutu, the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development while presenting a statement on the electricity connections policy on the floor

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URA Pledges To Pardon Taxpayers On Penalties & Interests Through Voluntary Disclosure As KAKASA Campaign Is Launched

John. R. Musinguzi, the URA  Commissioner General officially lauching the KAKASA Campaign Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched a tax compliance campaign dubbed KAKASA-’You’re in charge’,  an an Integrated Communication and Marketing Campaign where URA will help usher in a new approach to doing business, allowing business men and women

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Uganda’s Cabinet Approves Shs2.37 Trillion Borrowing To Finance Deficit Budget

Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has severally appeared before Parliament to seek approval for borrowing Uganda’s Cabinet has approved the proposal to borrow up to USD 166 Million (609.8bn)  and Euro 200m (Shs884.5bn) from the African Export Import Bank (AFREXIM); andd Euro 200m  (884.5bn)from Trade & Development Bank, to finance the development and infrastructure budget

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Elections Of Chairpersons, Councilors For Sub County, Town Council & Municipal Division For Wednesday

Paul Bukenya, the Acting EC Sopkesperson The Electoral Commission (EC) has reminded Ugnadans that it  appointed Wednesday 3rd February 2021 as the polling day for elections of Chairpersons and Councilors for Sub County/Town/Municipal Division.  According to Paul Bukenya, the EC Acting Sopkesperson, voting shall be by universal adult suffrage, and

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EC: It’s Wrong To Include Invalid Votes Percentage In Computation Of Presidential Candidates’ Scores

Paul Bukenya, the Acting EC Spokersperson The Electoral Commission Thursday, January 28, 2021 published final results of Presidential Elections held on Thursday 14th January 2021. After publsihng the results, a number of Ugandans took to social media to wrongly attacking EC, saying that the total percentage of scores by Presidential

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EC Publishes Final Results For 2021 Presidential Elections

The  Electoral Commission Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi (pictured) has released the final results of the 14th January 2021 Presidential Elections. Below is EC’s detailed statement; The Electoral Commission conducted Presidential Elections on Thursday 14th January 2021. By law, the results for Presidential Elections must be declared within 48 hours from the closure of polls.

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