VIDEO: Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is to start taxing all commercial buildings in Kampala especially shopping malls and hotels. The move according to the director Revenue Collections at KCCA Sam Sserunkumba is aimed at widening the tax base. KCCA is currently struggling to raise targeted revenue. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Bill to regulate alcohol in offing
VIDEO: Members of Uganda’ Parliament have finalized drafting of the alcohol bill 2016. Legislators led by Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze intend to regulate companies dealing in the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Civil Aviation Authority denies Mukula allegations
VIDEO: The Civil Aviation Authority has refuted claims by Captain Mike Mukula that the institution’s top management has frustrated efforts of potential Ugandans to venture into the air business. Engineer John Kagoro, the director of Airports and security says Mukula’s remarks were out of frustration and that Civil Aviation Authority as …
Read More »Ministry of Health, MPs in row over pre-internship exams
VIDEO: A proposal by the Ministry of Health to have the Health Council introduce a pre-internship medical exam across the country has created a big debate. The move is, according to the Ministers of Health, aimed at improving the quality of medical graduates following concerns that some universities and institutions were producing substandard medics. …
Read More »VIDEO: MPs want Parliamentary probe on sugar bribery allegations
VIDEO: Two legislators have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asking her to quickly institute a special committee to investigate the alleged involvement of 27 legislators receiving a sack of sugar and one million shillings to pass the controversial motion of lifting the age limit. The legislators led by MP …
Read More »VIDEO: Government Review – Ministries underutilizing funds
VIDEO: Uncertainty surrounds budget absorption targets as technocrats grapple with persistent slow utilization of funds within key sectors. Most of the money unutilized is borrowed from the World Bank attracting a high interest rates The Ministry of finance has now warned government departments that it will not release funds for unplanned expenditures …
Read More »VIDEO: Parliament to review Trade & Investment policy
VIDEO; The parliamentary committee on trade, tourism and industries is to review the trade and investment policies in an effort to regulate the kind of trade foreigners are involved in. The legislators were today overwhelmed by the increasing number of foreign traders’ especially Chinese nationals in retail trade in downtown …
Read More »VIDEO: Former Busia chairman picked up at Munyonyo meeting
VIDEO: The Busia LC5 Chairman Ouma Adea has been arrested for alleged impersonation and trespass. Adea was arrested at the Commonwealth Resort Hotel Munyonyo where he was attending a performance Review retreat for government agencies. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »How 63 acres of Uganda Prisons land was leased for sh1.5million
VIDEO: Members of Parliament on the Defense and Internal Affairs Committee of Parliament are left in shock after they learnt that the prisons department leased out 63 acres of land for only shillings 1.5 million shillings. The said land is found at Kigungu, and was reportedly rented to Son Fish Limited. The …
Read More »VIDEO: Government to centralise media buying
VIDEO: Government through the ministry of ICT and National guidance is set to formulate a policy that will centralize buying of media space for all government agencies. Minister Frank Tumwebaze says government agencies have been misusing the money meant for media and fail to publicize the required information. Share on: …
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