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Toro Elders Forum Petitions Bamugemereire Land Commission
The Toro Elders Forum (Isaazi Ly’abantu Bakuru Ba Tooro) have petitioned Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, the Chairperson of the new Commission on Land Inquiry, over the rampant cases of land grabbing...
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URA Unveils Tax Agents Registration Committee
The Uganda Revenue Authority on Wednesday unveiled a new Tax Agent Registration Committee (TARC) comprised of five members who will be responsible for regulating the operations of tax agents. The...
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I’ll Talk: Nyanzi Promises ‘Whole Book’ About Prison Life
Hundreds of supporters and fans of Dr. Stella Nyanzi last evening took to the “social media streets” to welcome home the outspoken academic, who was granted bail from Luzira Prison by the Buganda Road...
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Museveni in London for Conference on Somalia
President Yoweri Museveni is in London, United Kingdom for a two day working visit during which he will attend and address the Somalia Conference due to take place at the Lancaster House on Thursday...
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BAT Uganda to Pay Shs7.8B to Shareholders in June
Shareholders of British American Tobacco Uganda (BAT Uganda) are set to earn a total of Ushs 7.8 billion as dividends for the year ended 31st December 2016. Following the 2016 financial performance,...
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Museveni, UK’s Theresa May Meet Over South Sudan, Somalia
President Yoweri Museveni has met United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May at the sidelines of the International Conference on Somalia currently taking place at Lancaster House in London. The...
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How Did $2m Disappear from EAC Coffers?
Auditors are trying to establish why the General Reserve Fund account of the East African Community (EAC) in Arusha, Tanzania, is almost empty. The General Reserve Fund usually has between $8m to $10m....
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Parliament Approves Increased Tax on Cigarettes
Parliament chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah on Wednesday passed amendments to increase taxes on cigarettes in the next financial year 2017/2018. The approved increase was provided for in...
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Burson-Marsteller Named African Network of the Year at 2017 PRISM Awards
Burson-Marsteller Africa, a leading strategic communications and public relations firm, won the Gold Award for African Network of the Year, for the second year in succession, at the annual PRISM Awards...
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UCC to Suspend NBS License Over Tamale Mirundi Show
National Television NBS risks losing their broadcasting license over breach of minimum broadcasting requirements, Chimp Corps report. Communications regulator UCC has Thursday issued a notice of...
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Land Commission Appeals for Bigger Funding, Staffing Capacity
Chairman of the Uganda Land Commission (ULC), Baguma Isoke has told the ongoing land probe that the non-capitalization of the Land Fund along with inadequate professional personel numbers is derailing...
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NRM’s Walyomu Retains Kagoma MP Seat
& Ibrahim Shamiru Byakika The National Resistance Movement’s Moses Walyomu Muwanika on Thursday trounced three others in the Kagoma county parliamentary seat by-election. The polling day of the...
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Ibanda Man Commits Suicide Over Sex
Residents from Kyarukumba cell in Igorora town council, in Ibanda district woke up yesterday to the lifeless body of their neighbour hanging on a mango tree. The Ibanda district officer in charge of...
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Angry Mbarara Medics Attack MUST VC
Dozens of medical workers at Mbarara Referral Hospital attacked and surrounded the vehicle of Mbarara University Vice Chancellor Celestine Obua protesting nonpayment of their arrears. The VC was...
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MTN App Challenge to Kick-off Today
The 2017 edition of the MTN App Challenge is set to commence today, Friday afternoon. The three-day app development challenge will see developers tussle to come up with innovative prototypes of...
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Police Speak Out of Kamwegye Mayor: ‘He Fought Our Officers’
Uganda Police have opened up on the torture of the Kamwenge Mayor Geoffrey Byamukama, accusing him of accosting their officers. Byamukama is bed ridden at Nakasero Hospital with grisly injuries on his...
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Museveni Rallies Support for Somalia to Stand on its Own
President Yoweri Museveni has called for the adoption of a number of measures to realize a complete healing of Somalia so that the Horn of Africa country is able to stand on its own feet. The President...
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UMEME Attributes Rampant Power Outages to Global Warming
UMEME has attributed the recent rampant loadshedding to the increasing effects of global warming which cause disruptions in electricity distribution. The distribution company has come under constant...
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Kabale: Early Campaigns Spark Tension
The Electoral Commission yesterday summoned all people who have expressed interest in elective posts in the coming new district of Rikiga, warning them about breach of electoral laws. Early open...
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UNRA to Forcefully Evict Road Encroachers
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is set to start forceful eviction of road encroachers; starting with those on Entebbe road. According to John B Ssejemba, the Head of Enforcement at UNRA, the...
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