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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians are stifling the growth of tax revenues by encouraging their constituents to engage in activities that amount to tax evasion. This is according to the Uganda Revenue Authority. This has made it difficult for the government through URA to increase the tax revenues to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee growers in Kyenjojo district are struggling to earn from the business due to pests and diseases that attack the crop. The farmers say the most common type of disease is the coffee berry disease which attacks the plants until they dry up and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts have asked the Ministry of Health to be keen on who they accredit from the private sector to be importers of the Covid-19 vaccine. This comes amidst piling pressure on the Ministry by the private sector to be allowed to avail doses for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government is mooting a plan to amend the law in a bid to put in place a retirement scheme for its officials. George Bamugemereire, the Deputy Inspector General of Government-IGG made the revelation during a meeting with Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ephraim Kamuntu has asked parliament to halt the consideration of the Sexual Offences Bill 2019, to allow government to carry out consultations. Kamuntu was appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee which started considering the Bill this …

MPs Reject minister’s statement on Minerals Police Protection Unit Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A controversial list submitted to Parliament by MP Joseph Ssewungu (DP, Kalungu West) on the composition of the Mineral Police has pitted some MPs against Internal Affairs Minister, Gen Jeje Odongo. MP Ssewungu claims the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of 292 Billion Shillings. The approved 18.5 billion Shillings for Covid-19 vaccines is an advance payment for the 18 million doses of AstraZeneca for government to start the vaccination of 9 million vulnerable Ugandans. Also approved by Parliament is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate has in the last three weeks recorded 313 more offences related to local government elections. A senior detective at CID intimated to Uganda Radio Network –URN today that majority of the new cases are related to election malpractice where politicians attempted …

EU issues statement on reported human rights breaches in Uganda and Rwanda Brussels, Belgium | THE INDEPENDENT | On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the reported human rights situation in Uganda, Rwanda and Kazakhstan. In a statement, the EU parliament said that “Parliament reiterates that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers Association-UBA is petitioning the Central Bank to block the proposed taxation of cash withdrawals from the bank. The proposal has drawn condemnation across sections of the public after the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development wrote to the Governor of the …