Uganda Revenue Authority has registered a sh210.02 billion surplus on Pay as You Earn (PAYE) for the period July 2020 to April 2021. This happened as a result of the public sector recruiting and promoting employees. Apparently, the authority also registered an increase in PAYE collections by sh61.91 billion. This increase was attributed to the payment of bonuses and higher ...

Following the recent arrest of Mr. David Lewis Rubongoya, the National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary-General, the police has said they expect him to report back to police for further management of his case. Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson, said earlier today that Rubongoya is expected to report either at the Nateete station or to Omoro police which is taking over ...

The government has ordered striking teachers to resume their work by June 24. Failure to do so, the government will scrap their names off payroll. The development came through a letter to the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) dated June 22, 2022. Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire, the Public Service Ministry Permanent Secretary, noted that teachers just like all other government employees ...

Uganda’s basketball team, the Silverbacks left for Egypt last week Friday to have some training for the forthcoming games. However, only four players made the team from the National Basketball League and the rest will be foreign based players. The four players are Jimmy Enabu, Tony Drileba, James Okello and Ivan Muhwezi who had initially been joined by two foreign ...

A 9-year-old committed suicide in Makyindye zone, Kangulumira Town Council Kayunga district on Tuesday. The 9-year-old primary three pupil took her life for fear of being punished.Lamula Nandobya, 9, allegedly made her way into a neighbor’s home and picked charcoal without the permission of the neighbor. Apparently, she did this with the intention of preparing breakfast. Nandobya was a student ...