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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professional bodies are crying foul over the amendment of the Stamp Duty tax. On April 14th, Parliament passed new measures in the Stamp Duty Amendment Bill, 2020. Under the amendment, all professionals will have to pay stamp duty of 100,000 shillings on each of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Five people who were arrested by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit but never charged within 48-hours have been awarded compensation of 10 million Shillings by the High Court in Kampala. The five include  Mbarara Chief Administrative Officer Felix Cuthbert Esoku, Godlive Ayebare and Emmanuel Himbisa, …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several grain millers in Luweero town are stuck with tons of maize flour and animal feeds as sales dwindle in the middle of lockdowns undertaken to contain the spread of coronavirus disease-COVID-19. The sales fell drastically from the time president Yoweri Museveni directed all …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Budget Committee of Parliament have rejected a fresh government supplementary request of 15.8 billion Shillings. The Committee received the request on Thursday from Gabriel Ajedra, the Minister of State of Finance in charge of General Duties. According to Ajedra, part of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A deal in which Irish firm Tullow Oil sold all its interests in the Lake Albert oil project to France’s Total E&P has been hailed as a win for the country and all stakeholders involved. African Energy Chamber, a think tank on oil and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With just five days to the end of the 21 day lockdown and government still struggling to distribute food to vulnerable groups in Kampala and Wakiso districts, President Yoweri Museveni has allowed religious leaders to join the effort. Museveni met the religious leaders at …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts in Hoima district have expressed worry over the increasing cases of self-medication among locals. According to research, more and more residents in the sub-counties of Buseruka, Kitoba, Kigorobya and Kyabigambire no longer seek prescription for malaria treatment, pain killers and antibiotics, a …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | World leaders have seen their follower numbers grow exponentially in March 2020 as citizens are looking for guidance on matters COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest 2020 World Facebook rankings by BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe). During the month of March, the 721 pages of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Economists have cautioned the government against taking loans to stimulate the economy in the course of COVID-19 lockdown. They say that relying on loans is a bad idea that could leave Uganda in more trouble. The caution comes amid a scramble by African countries …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Service has allowed individuals and companies who wish to donate food items to fasting inmates to go ahead and do so. Speaking at the daily security briefing at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala on Thursday, Frank Baine, the spokesperson of …