The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises queried the expenditure of Bank of Uganda during this year’s 50 years celebrations. MPs while interfacing with the Bank of Uganda officials led by the Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebire, said during the procurement of items and services for Bank of Uganda celebrations of 50 years there procurements […]
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Akello Rose Lilly, was yesterday declared the winner of Kaabong Woman Member of Parliament seat. Akello was declared the winner of the by-election by the Returning Officer for Kaabong District, Mrs.Sarah Iyolu after garnering 2, 814 votes out of 43965 total votes cast against her closest rival Tubo Christine Nakwang, an […]
The State Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Fr Simon Lokodo yesterday revealed that funds for the purchase of the pornography detector have been approved and very soon the machine will be in the country. Word in the corridor is that the porn detector will cost $88,000 (about Shs 316, 800, 000) Lokodo also revealed that […]
Members of Parliament have expressed mixed reactions over the president’s order for a review of the public service by scrapping, downsizing and merging government agencies and authorities as a way of dealing with wastage of resources. A section of MPs have said that there are many government agencies and authorities which can be scrapped and their […]
Members of Parliament sitting on the Parliamentary Committee of Trade and Industry have accused some Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) whom they say connive with some new sugar factories to help them evade taxes. The Committee Chaired by the MP for Fort Portal Municipality, Alex Ruhunda, while interfacing with the officials from the URA and Uganda […]
Bank of Uganda Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, has once again come out to reject government’s policy commonly referred to as Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU) saying the country risks jeopardizing its success in exporting to regional markets through such protectionist trade policies. Mutebile said this in a speech read on his behalf at the ongoing […]
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed that the production of coffee in the country has drastically increased over the past one year. Addressing journalists at the media center ahead of the country’s first coffee competition auction, the Director Quality and Regulatory Services at the Authority, Edmund Kananura, said last year alone over 4.3M […]
Government has been challenged to create a clear framework to manage foreign direct investments in the country rather than do away with tax incentives to potential investors. According to an international tax expert, Logan Wort, tax incentives given to investors are wasteful because they make the country lose more revenue, thus crippling the economy. However, […]
MTN has revealed that it will switch off unregistered customers even before the government’s deadline of 30th August 2017. The announcement comes as the deadline for simcard registration extended by government in April this year clocks down to only 9 days. This was revealed by the MTN chief executive officer, Mr.Wim Vanhelleputte, while appearing before […]
The older persons who are now benefiting under a programme known as Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) have praised the programme for improving their lives. The beneficiaries, who had also gathered to collect their monthly payment of 25,000 shillings at Butemba parish in Kyankwanzi district revealed that they have managed to use the money to build better […]