“Unfortunately, our judges in Uganda spend more time on form and not substance, on procedure and not substance” is one of the many controversial statements that President Museveni said in response to the the recent judgement on the Age-limit. In a statement released on his website, he took a swipe at the judges and boasted […]
Many people use the internet to find answers to various questions everyday. “How to attract money” is one of the trending topics on the internet, according to Shelly Bullard, a writer on mindbody green, “the greater reality about wealth, it is a state-of-mind. When one learns how to have a wealthy state-of-mind, they are then […]
In summary Crime rates has increased by 3.3% in Uganda crime against persons have topped the list of the most registered cases. Lira, Ntugamo and Mbarara have registered most crime cases According to the 2017 annual crime and traffic report released by police on July 18, 2017, there has been an increase in cases of […]
By Nicholas Muteesasira A group of MPs headed by Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Kyagulanyi Sentamu Robert alias Bobi wine, escorted by multitudes of people (mostly boda bodas), have today matched from the Parliament heading to the Central Police Station (CPS) This follows a protest dubbed, “This tax must go” led by Bobi wine last week, with an intention […]
The cabinet of Uganda has agreed to retain the taxes that were imposed on social media and mobile money and only a revision in the latter will be considered. According to the Uganda minister of information and communication technology, Frank Tumwebaze, the mobile money tax is to be reduced from 1 to 0.5 percent charged […]
Former president of the US, Barrack Obama is in Kenya for a quick visit into his homeland before heading to South Africa On arrival for his first post-presidential visit into the homeland, the ex-president was welcomed by head of opposition in Kenya, Raila Odinga and other top officials at the airport. He has also […]
Security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine has urged Ugandans to ignore messages on social media threatening instability. In a brief off-the-cuff remarks to Parliament on Thursday, 12 July 2018, Tumwine said such threats amount to nothing. “Threatening of the public is not good; Ugandans are safe, the security of the country is in the hands of […]
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, has called for more collaboration between Members of Parliament from Netherlands and Uganda so as to strengthen relations between the two countries. “We can consider arranging for a memorandum of understanding and identify areas where we can collaborate as Parliaments,” Kadaga said. She made the call while meeting Members […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has urged government to move expeditiously and present amendments to the recently passed Excise Duty (Amendment) Act that introduces taxes on mobile money transactions and social media. “This bill was passed into law so it should not be handled lightly. There is urgent need to harmonize the existing law […]
By Imran Bataliwo The Speaker of parliament Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has ruled that the house will not interfere with mobile money and social media taxes. Rebecca Kadaga was expected to comment on whether the August house could put on hold and act after government rejected demands from the MPs to suspend the implementation of the […]