In a recent development, Parliament has passed the Income Tax Amendment Bill, 2024, granting Bujagali Energy Limited an additional year of tax waiver. This decision has been made despite the Auditor-General, John Muwanga, sounding the alarm about the significant loss of Shs1.417 trillion in tax exemptions that Uganda suffered in the fiscal year 2022/23. In his December 2023 audit report, ...
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Social and political analyst Frank Gashumba has revealed that there isn’t any country that is as peaceful as Uganda at the moment. He said he doesn’t understand why someone would be clearly telling whites that Uganda is bleeding yet he is always moving in and out of the country. Gashumba said every Ugandan should at least be proud of being ...
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The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has called upon the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to expedite the repair works on Karuma Bridge in order to alleviate traffic congestion and ensure a smooth flow of vehicles. UNRA recently announced the closure of Karuma Bridge to heavy traffic for a period of three months, starting from today, to address structural defects ...
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Singer Bebe Cool’s wife Zuena Kirema has highlighted the disadvantage of too many boda boda riders in Kampala and believes these should be regulated. According to her, these riders have led to a higher crime rate. She noted that the number of boda bodas in the city have outnumbered the pedestrians. This in turn has translated into a high crime ...
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The recent clarification provided by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics ( UBOS ) regarding the inclusion of children born after the census night in the population count. The UBOS has made it clear that children born after the designated census night will not be counted in the census exercise. This decision has important implications for accurately capturing the population size ...
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