Jinja Municipal Council is organizing Uganda’s first ever Urban Expo to be held at Civil Service College Jinja which is expected to attract more than 10,000 visitors from over 50 countries. The event is expected to run from the 5th to 9th of September 2018. According to the statement realized, “the main aim of the […]
Boda boda cyclists around Kampala ganged up and rioted against the way they are treated by the police officers on Thursday 19th July 2018. In Uganda motorcycle taxi (boda boda) is used as the fastest mode of transport since it can beat Traffic Jam delays and can pass through narrow roads used as shortcuts. The rowdy Boda […]
Minister of finance Matia Kasaija has apologised to the parliament for the statement he made accusing Parliament of passing a 1% tax on mobile money which wasn’t the position of the Ministry. This happened after Speaker of parliament Rebbecca Kadaga asked Matia Kasaija to make an apology to the parliament during a session on 11th July 2018. Minister Kasaija apologized to MPs for the […]
Police had to fire bullets and tear gas among the voters during LC elections yesterday in order to claim down the situation. Electoral commission released a statement postponing of elections in some villages to be carried today. Voting in some villages was disrupted as people’s names went missing on the voters register yet they claim […]
The public service ministry announced 10th July as national public holiday to enable Ugandans to participate in the LC elections. The elections are to be conducted by lining up as the candidates will take positions and voters queue behind them. However,this method has been rejected by the Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy (CCEDU) According to […]
This follows an outcry and anger from the citizens who, rather than make mobile money transactions as was before the taxes, prefer to use public means such as motorcycles, taxis to transfer money as they found it cheaper to travel than incur the extra costs that come with the tax. For social media, users have […]