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MPs to petition Social Media and Mobile Money taxes acts

MPs to petition Social Media and Mobile Money taxes acts

Members of Parliament have started a process of collecting signatures recalling Parliament to review the taxes they passed and are seriously impacting negatively on the earning of the people. The MPs who include the MP for Ntungamo Municipality Gerald Karuhanga, Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu known as Bobi wine, Bugabula South MP Henry Kibalya […]

Kadaga calls for favourable investment policies for Ugandans in Diaspora

Kadaga calls for favourable investment policies for Ugandans in Diaspora

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca  Kadaga, has asked  government to re-evaluate the Investment Policy in a bid to offer and improve  incentives to Ugandans in the Diaspora to invest back home. Kadaga made these remarks at the opening 2nd Uganda Canada Diaspora Business Expo and Convention held over the weekend in Toronto, Canada. She said […]

Mohamed Salah signs new £200,000-a-week Liverpool contract to become highest paid player in club’s history

Liverpool‘s pre-season preparations have got off to the perfect start after Mohamed Salah signed a new long-term contract. The Egypt international is currently on holiday after playing at the World Cup but he has ended any discussion about his future after Liverpool ripped up his old terms and rewarded him with a deal that reflects […]

Makerere University Guild leadership rejected Tuition fees increment

Makerere University Guild leadership rejected Tuition fees increment

Makerere University Student’s Guild leadership has rejected a 91% tuition fees increment for science courses as proposed by the University Council. This is after the student’s guild formed a committee to study the issue of tuition increment after council proposing a 91% tuition increment on given Science courses and a 45% increment on Arts courses respectively. […]

Leave the peace negotiations free – Fungaroo

Leave the peace negotiations free – Fungaroo

Obongi County Member of Parliament Hassan Kaps Fungaroo has said that the peace agreement which South Sudan President Salva Kiir signed with the rebels this week will not yield any results unless the factors that failed the implementation of the previous agreement get solved. Fungaroo said that the key players in the peace deal should be left […]

Parliamentary Elections Act amendment should be quicken – Muguzi

Parliamentary Elections Act amendment should be quicken – Muguzi

Parliament has been asked to accelerate the process of amending the Parliamentary Elections Act to incorporate in the element of regulating electoral financing. According to the executive director Alliance for Finance Monitoring Henry Muguzi, much as the current regal regime bans voter bribery, it does not put a cap on the amount of money to […]

Ten explanations for Germany’s calamitous World Cup campaign

Ten explanations for Germany’s calamitous World Cup campaign

Before the tournament started, Germany boss Joachim Low was aware of the pitfall. In fact, he had even warned of them and used Spain in 2014 as an example. “After winning the World Cup, we have to reinvent ourselves, as Spain won in 2010 and, in 2014 with almost the same team, they fell at the group […]

Only 24% of Ugandans have access to piped water, report

Only 24% of Ugandans have access to piped water, report

A report by Twaweza has found out that  only one out of four citizens a representative of 24%  of Ugandans have access to piped water. The report, carried out using Sauti Za Wananchi a national mobile-phone survey by Twaweza, states that this is mainly found around urban areas. Releasing the finding based on data collected from 1971 […]

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