The Auditor General, John Muwanga has raised concerns over the absence of tax exemptions in Uganda saying the failure to establish mechanisms on how tax exemptions and incentives are awarded exposes the system to abuse....
With support from Trademark East Africa (TMEA) and in partnership with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) has rolled out the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program for...
The Uganda Police will be spending close to 2 Billion Shillings to conduct DNA tests every year. This is according to the cost per sample as explained by the acting head of force’s Directorate of...
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has directed the Parliamentary Commission to halt the procurement process for the new chamber Integrated Security System citing irregularities. PPDA says that it received a...
A report from Legal and Parliamentary Committee has revealed that during the Financial Year 2019/2020, Attorney General William Byaruhanga and his team represented Government in various courts of judicature and Tribunals, which saw him lose...
More than 30 people are reported dead following last night’s road accident involving five vehicles at Kihogo along Hima-Rugendabara road in Kasese District in western Uganda. According to Uganda Red Cross society spokesperson Irene Nakasiita...
The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) is seeking for an additional Shs10.465 Bn to conduct examinations in fulfillment of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) set up to contain the spread of COVID-19. The request is...
Former presidential candidate John Katumba has threatened to sue the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martin Okoth Ochola over gross misconduct of police officers during last month's general elections. Addressing the media in Kampala today,...
Cabinet has approved a recommendation for the reopening of schools to non-candidate learners. The schools were closed in March 2020 as a measure to control the spread of coronavirus disease. Although no dates have been...
Intellectual property (IP) protection has been deemed critical for protecting Uganda’s proprietary designs, processes, and inventions that, if leaked to competitors or made public, could ruin the country’s market advantage across the world. This call...
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