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The Principal Judge, Flavian Zeija, has asked Judges of the High Court to prioritize cases of revenue collection. Zeija, was speaking against an earlier remark by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner Legal, Patience Rubagumya, that hundreds of cases worth over Shs 1. 2 trillion are locked up in the courts/Appeal

The government of Uganda has explained that the decision to stay away from the International Coffee Agreement (ICA) extension was inevitable for the good of the local industry, a position agreed to by some private sector players. The ICA is an instrument for international cooperation between the coffee consumers and

MP  Francis Zaake Members of Parliament mainly from the ruling National Resistance Movement -NRM  party are secretly signing a motion seeking to drop Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake from the Parliamentary Commission. Sources indicate that more than 200 legislators have already appended signatures on the document that is reportedly being

The late Father Simon Lokodo, former Minister of Ethics and Integrity A section of legislators from Karamoja region have urged the appointing authority to reserve the position of Commissioner at Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to a person from Karamoja region, because the region has few educated people. Leading this

St Mulumba Church in Idud Budaka district The Catholic Community of St. Mulumba Church in Idudi parish in Nansanga sub-county in Budaka district has decided to renovate the roof of their church that was destroyed by the president’s chopper after waiting for his pledge for 10 years in vain.  In

MPs on Parliament’s Committee of Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have grilled top management of Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) over failure to remit social savings to a tune of Shs2.8bn to National Social Security Fund (NSSF) despite deducting the money from staff salaries. While appearing before the Committee, Stanley Ssendegeya, the

The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kizza Kabuleta (pictured above) has cautioned the people of West Nile against feeling self pity due to the biting poverty in the sub region. He said the residents are not poor, but rather they just need to be economically empowered. Kabuleta made

Left -  Right: Faridah Nalubega, Manager Cards and Money Transfer; Ivan Kanyali, Uganda Country Manager at WorldRemit and Miranda Bageine Musoke, Head of Personal Banking at dfcu Bank during the launch of the partnership today at dfcu Bank Headquarters in Kampala. WorldRemit, a leading global payments company, and dfcu Bank,

Entebbe Airport expansion works are ongoing The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) which is carrying out works for the expansion of Entebbe International Airport, has sought two years extension to complete the contract which was expected to be completed by the end of 2022. The revelation was made by Li Quinpu, Project Manager