v Business conditions deteriorated for the Ugandan private sector during January due to a reduction in new orders which caused a fall in employment as the country went through the General Elections period. For the first time during the past seven months, the headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)
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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
Read MoreMary 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
Read MoreURA 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
Read MoreThe Bill if passed into law will allow UCDA/Government to register farmers President Yoweri Museveni has declined to sign into law the controversial National Coffee Bill 2018. The President returned the Bill to Parliament to review some of the sections in the Bill. The National Coffee Bill, 2018 was passed
Read MoreFinance 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
Read MoreElections 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
Read MoreGovernment of Uganda (GOU) has concluded the evaluation of Applications for Qualification (AfQ) for the six firms that submitted the AfQs for the second licensing round for petroleum exploration, development and production by closure date for receipt of the AfQs on 30th September 2020. Robert Kasande, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
Read MoreEC: 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
Read MoreThe 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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