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Upcountry destinations within Rwanda, more cities across Africa targeted Kampala, Uganda | STEPHEN NUWAGIRA | AC Group, the firm behind the Tap & Go e-payment system on public transport buses in Kigali now plans to expand both within and outside the country. AC Group chief executive officer, Patrick NsengaBuchana, says the …

URA to collect Shs16.3tnas experts worry about some proposed taxes Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Newly proposed taxes and enhanced revenue collection measures could help the taxman collect an additional Shs1.9trillion to hit the new Shs16.3trillion revenue target. The government has tasked the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to collect more money in …

Bureaus race to beat deadline on Rwf50m minimum capital Kampala, Uganda | STEPHEN NUWAGIRA | The new regulations by the central bank requiring forex bureaus to hire qualified staff and deploy ICT systems in their operations, among others, have left casualties along the way with some firmsexiting, according to the regulator …

Off-grid power to meet connectivity targets Kampala, Uganda | DIAS NYESIGA | The World Bank is happy to be a strategic partner of the Government of Rwanda in the energy sector, according to Yasser El-Gammal, World Bank country manager for Rwanda. He was speaking about the 2018/19 fiscal year budget that was …

Rwanda invest more in Agriculture Targets making sector climate resilient, more productive Kampala, Uganda | FRANCIS BYARUHANGA | Rwanda has again increased its budget allocation to agriculture sector and edged closer to meeting the Maputo and Malabo declarations which require member states of the African Union to allocate at least 10% of …

Why government must listen and act on economic expert views Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | How much public debt can the Ugandan government afford? Nobody seems to be having the right answer even as the government continues to borrow, sinking the country deeper into more debt. While reading the national …

Renowned conservationist marks two milestones with eye on the children Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary— the forested 100-acre patch 23km off the Lake Victoria shore in Entebbe marked 20 years of existence recently— it was obvious who the chief celebrant would be; Dr. Jane Goodall …

Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | When President Yoweri Museveni visited the home of slain Arua Municipality MP Ibrahim Abiriga on June 09, he was surprised at the poor state of the road. He blamed it for hindering Abiriga’s escape when assassinates attacked and shot him dead on the evening …

His enemies and the traps that got him Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | When former Police Chief, Gen. Kale Kayihura will be charged, whether of murder, sabotage, espionage or any other of the crimes for which he is said to be facing investigation; his real crime will be that of …

  KAYIHURA: How the former IGP became a victim of his own success, internal power struggles and changing geopolitics THE LAST WORD |  Andrew M. Mwenda | Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kale Kayihura, was the longest servicing officer in a top and sensitive security position under President Yoweri …