The Ugandan government has cleared shipment of 250 kilogrammes of marijuana to Tel Aviv after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government agreed to pay $375,000 (about Shs1.5b) for dry cannabis flowers, Marijuana. A Kasese-based medical marijuana dealer- the Industrial Hemp (U) Ltd, used Turkish Airlines on Monday night to deliver
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The First Deputy Prime Minister, General Moses Ali (pictured) has refuted claims that Government has been giving out rotten beans, noting that all the food Government is distributing has been cleared by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). He was responding to Kasese Woman MP, Winfred Kiiza (FDC) who said
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Members of Parliament who are locked down in Kampala due to the COVID-19 guidelines issued by President Yoweri Museveni are worried of losing their seats after it emerged that their opponents are supplying relief food items in the constituencies. During yesterday’s plenary sitting, Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga called on Government to
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The Income Tax Amendment Bill 2020 has passed into law with amendments, leaving the Finance Ministry counting losses on revenue measures.A proposal to raise the tax on rental income from 20 to 30 per cent flopped after the deletion of clause 3, which had proposed the new tax measure.Withholding tax
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As a new measure adopted to further combat the spread of Covid19 at Uganda’s borders, all truck drivers driving into Uganda are required to present themselves to the Ministry of Health officials for testing. On the 12th of April, 2020 a truck driver enroute to Southern Sudan went through the
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China has been sending face masks and medical equipment to African nations Teams of Chinese doctors have set off to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to support efforts to fight coronavirus pandemic, state-owned China Global Television Network reports. Their exact number unspecified, but they are drawn from Sichuan Province and Tianjin
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Rebecca Kadaga (pictured) has attacked Police for stopping and impounding cars of MPs because of failure to have authorizing them to move during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Speaker Police during today's plenary sitting, noting that stopping MPs from traveling, even when in some cases, they have
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The governor of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has sparked controversy after announcing that he will distribute alcohol as part of food packs for poor families who are missing work because of coronavirus pandemic. Governor Mike Sonko (pictured) made the announcement at a media briefing on Tuesday and has been trending on
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Parliament could soon amend the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Act to allow members access a portion of their savings amidst the Coronovirus pandemic. This has been revealed Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, noting that Parliament will discuss the contentious issue so that NSSF members can access part of their savings. "There’s
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Members of Parliament on Finance, Planning and Economic Development Committee have rejected a number of new tax proposals on the property sector on grounds they will increase the administrative cost for companies in the business of commercial property. Finance Ministry recently tabled The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020 whose
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