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The Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi (pictured) and other MPs were blocked by Roko Construction Company, from accessing the Company premises, after they sought a meeting to understand how the Shs263Bn bailout the Company received from Ugandan taxpayers was utilized yet staff have complained of working for  four months without

URA Commissioner General, John R. Musinguzi The Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General, John R. Musinguzi, has called upon the Customs staff to use the law while dealing with smugglers. Section 199(ii) of the East African Community Customs Management Act 2004 states that a master of a vehicle involved in smuggling

Evelyn Anite, Minister of State for Investment Government has  revealed that the contract for Tibet-Hima, the Concessionaire for Kilembe was canceled after the Chinese investor demanded to carry out of Uganda 30,000 metric tons of gold, copper and cobalt as samples for testing to China. Evelyn Anite, Minister of State for

L-R:... Keynote speaker Jayesh Shah (Sumaria Group), Emmanuel Katongole (Quality Chemicals Ltd) and I&M Bank Executive Director Sam Ntulume on the panel during the conference. On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Enjovu Family, in partnership with I&M Bank Uganda, held yet another successful Enjovu Family Business Conference at the Sheraton

New water bus to connect Siguru Islands to Port Victoria in Kenya. Water Bus Globology Limited, has launched a new cross-border vessel to streamline water transport on Lake Victoria. The new state-of-the-art vessel "MV Ormiston" is designed to enhance cross-border movement between Kenya and Uganda. The vessel will be plying

An empty lecture room at Makerere's CTF 1. Makerere University management is set to meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service to resolve the ongoing staff strike. Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, said this in his response to a plea by Guild President Lubega Nsamba, who

President Museveni (R) interacts with a group of investors after a meeting on the Pan African-US Summit at Nakasero on Thursday. PPU Photo.. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has implored investors to take advantage of Uganda’s economic potential and boost its exports. During a meeting at State Lodge, Nakasero, the President

Makerere University Guild President, Vincent Nsamba, has asked the university's top management and joint staff associations to seek alternative solutions to the ongoing staff strike. In a letter dated October 11, addressed to Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, Nsamba expressed concern that while staff grievances are acknowledged, the continued strike

The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Simei Rutinampola a Banking Agent on charges of stealing 100 million shillings. Rutinampola, a resident of Namulanda Cell Kajansi Town Council in Wakiso District was on Friday arraigned before the Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko and charged. The Court heard that on August

Makerere University management has instructed all striking staff members to return to work while assuring them that their concerns about salary harmonization are being addressed. This directive was issued by Professor Buyinza Mukadasi, the Acting Vice Chancellor, in a circular dated October 8, 2024. "Management therefore calls upon all staff