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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Finance Ministry faced difficulty explaining a proposal by government to tax businesses that have been making losses for seven consecutive years. This same proposal was last year rejected by parliament. Ministry of Finance officials led by the State Minister of Finance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Finance Ministry on Wednesday failed to convince Members of Parliament sitting on the Finance Committee about a proposal for government to write off tax arrears amounting to 426 billion shillings. The figure is out of the 2.6 trillion shillings tax arrears …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Dozens were injured after a truck rammed into taxis, a bus and boda bodas at the Kira Road Police traffic lights this evening. Unconfirmed reports said one person died at accident spot despite a massive rescue effort by bystanders and the Red Cross. CCTV footage …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition Betty Aol Ochan says she will rally all Members of Parliament to boycott Parliament following the detention of Kyadondo East MP Bobi Wine. Ochan who had visited Bobi Wine at his home reacted to the deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Museveni has rejected a request by the Civil Aviation Authority-CAA to use Nakasongola airport as an alternative to Entebbe International Airport in case of emergency. On Tuesday, Engineer Edward Kaweesi Ndawula, the CAA Board Chairperson told Museveni during the arrivals of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ‘East Africa’s Got Talent’ will kick off auditions in Kampala, Kigali, Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam in search of amazing and extraordinary talent. It could be dancing, singing, performing magic, gymnastics name it. The show is part of the “Got Talent” franchise started in 2014 by …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago will lead a team of lawyers to file an application challenging police’s continued blocking of Kyadondo East MP and musician Bobi Wine’s music shows. On Wednesday Lukwago received a file of documents of Kyarenga Extra show from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Solicitor General Francis Atoke has asked the Supreme Court for more time in the case challenging failure by the government to implement Electoral Reforms. Atoke on Wednesday told a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court Justices led by Stella Arach Amoko that they were …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a grant of $150 million in additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to boost an ongoing project to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management targeting both …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the establishment of two industrial parks in Oyam and Nwoya Districts. The proposed industrial parks will be powered by Karuma Hydro Power dam. The Land, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Betty Amongi, says they have written instructions from the president …