Amos Lugoloobi, the Minister of State for Planning Parliament has approved the proposed 43.08 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper for the financial year 2022/2023. The approved budget is a decrease of 1.69 trillion Shillings compared to the current financial year budget. This followed the adoption of the Budget Committee
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Vendors occupy part of the Parking at Segawa Market in Kisenyi A less congested and more calm environment returns to Kampala, a few weeks after the city authorities enforced operations to rid the city of street vendors and hawkers. The last such cleanup was conducted by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) under
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George Okello, URA’s Assistant Commissioner Litigation The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs an application by Open Forum Initiative to have rental income tax regulations nullified. The Forum sued the Attorney General and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on grounds that the Minister of Finance did not seek approval of
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Epson has announced a partnership with Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, across the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Russia (EMEAR) region, where Bolt will be the face of a brand awareness campaign for Epson’s cartridge-free EcoTank printers. Eight-time Olympic gold medallist, and widely considered to be the greatest sprinter
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Anne Juuko, the Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Uganda planting a fruit tree at one of the bank’s branches Stanbic Bank Uganda is planting 72 fruit trees at its tier one branches across the country in honour of the fallen Bank of Uganda Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile who died at 72
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Parliament has approved motion seeking the parliamentary approval to audit the Auditor General for three years in a deal that will see Kisaka & Company Certified Public Accountants conduct the audits at a cost of Shs265.8m. This followed a motion by Keefa Kiwanuka (Kiboga East) seeking approval of Parliament to
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A Patient Sleeping on the floor at the UCI adult ward Lying on the floor in the corridor of the Uganda Cancer Institute, Resty Nakabito writhes in pain with a drip attached to her wrist. She lies still as she stares up in the air. She is sleeping on a
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A mark-stone that separates Uganda and Rwanda (Photo Credit Samuel Amanya) The Rwandan government has finally agreed to re-open its border with Uganda, three years after its closure. The Uganda-Rwanda borders were closed on February 27, 2019. At the time, Rwandan President, Paul Kagame accused Ugandan authorities of spying on Rwanda,
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Part of Mutebile road that was back-filled with fresh murram on Wednesday evening Authorities of the Northern Division in Kabale Municipality on Wednesday evening rushed to rehabilitate Mutebile road ahead of the burial of Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, the Bank of Uganda Governor who died in Nairobi on Sunday. At
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The late Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebil MPs have approved an amendment to the motion mourning fallen Central Bank Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, urging Government to construct a house for the family of the great economist. MPs say this will save the family from the pending eviction from the Governor’s home in Kololo. The
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