Company plans to widen data usage, lower tariffs MTN Uganda’s Chief Executive Officer, Wim Vanhelleputte who has spent eight months in office describes himself as a forward looking manager wanting his leadership to grow company profitability while meeting customer demands. He says the most critical thing he is currently preoccupying …
Read More »Who is Herbert Kabafunzaki?
Police say they have nabbed Kabafunzaki allegedly taking a bribe Herbert Kabafunzaki, who police arrested on Saturday for allegedly taking a bribe, is a successful Ugandan businessman and politician who has served as State Minister for Labor, Employment and Industrial Relations since June 22, 2016. Kabafunzaki, 41, is the elected Member of Parliament …
Read More »MPs question sh77 billion paid out in Corporate Tax incentives
MPs task government to explain “loss” of tax payers’ money through incentives to specific companies as sh524 billion supplementary budget is tabled Uganda Parliament’s Budget Committee has tasked the Ministry of Finance to explain to them as soon as possible why government chose to help pay huge taxes for profit making companies. …
Read More »Teargas and bullets rock Makerere as Besigye is blocked
Police fired bullets and teargas to disperse students moments after security stopped former Uganda presidential candidate Kizza Besigye from addressing the final Makerere University Guild Presidential election campaign rally on Thursday. Chaos rocked the university’s Freedom Square where the final rally was taking place after Besigye showed up. A scuffle started after a section …
Read More »BYARUHANGA: Uganda is not about to leave the ICC
The Attorney General William Byaruhanga on Tuesday told parliament that Uganda is still cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the country’s reservations with how the court has related with Africa since 2009. He said Uganda like many other African states wants reforms in the Rome statute so that the …
Read More »Museveni assures Akena family of justice
President Museveni condoles and assures the family of Kenneth Akena of justice in the Lugogo shooting case President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday visited the family of the late Kenneth Watmon Akena and expressed his condolences over the passing on of their son, who was shot in November last year. Museveni …
Read More »Tough search for `Ugandan art’
“What constitutes Ugandan art?” is what inquiring minds are asking artists flaunting their so-called Ugandan art. Sometimes the question is framed differently. How much of that art actually is Ugandan? This in consideration that the art may be made of oil paints made in Germany, canvas made in China, and …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Motor vehicle inspection deal
Is the mandatory vehicle inspection exercise manned by multinational company, SGS worth it for Uganda? With two months to the date of apprehending motor vehicles that have not gone through mandatory vehicle inspection exercise, only 5,000 units out of over 800,000 motor vehicles on the road have been inspected …
Read More »ANALYSIS: FDC WhatsApp fight intensifies
Muntu group wants Besigye to show results of 2016 elections It is just a few months to elections for party president and the war between supporters of different rivals for leadership in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has intensified. “I feel horrible about the goings on in my party …
Read More »Four arrested with ivory in Abim, northern Uganda
Police in Abim District in northern Uganda are holding four men who were arrested with 22.5 kilograms of ivory. Sixty-seven year old Longoli Longura, Locul Peter Loro 45, Okot Francis 38 and Loila James Boda 24, all Ugandan citizens were arrested by the Natural Resource Conservation Network (NRCN) with help …
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