MPs on The Government side attending the plenary session in which the Police was direccted on SACCO deductions Parliament has directed the Uganda Police Forces’ Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) to stop mandatory deduction of personnel salaries as savings. The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs discovered that the SACCO’s management is violating the […]
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Kampala, (UGANDA):- The Ministry of Internal Affairs has revealed that registration for the renewal of expiring Identity Cards (IDs) will start in June this year as the government looks to beat the deadline of the expiry of current IDs in May 2025. The development was Tuesday revealed by the Minister of State in the Ministry, Gen
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The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has revealed that government will table Bills next week aimed at providing for the rationalisation of agencies under four sectors of the country. The proposed Bills include the Rationalisation of Government Agencies (Education Sector) (Amendments) Bill, 2024 and the Rationalisation of Government Agencies (Internal Affairs Sector) (Amendments) Bill, 2024. Also
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Government is urged to consider non-taxed areas and those with revenue leakages as a way of raising revenue.Members of the Budget Committee aver that this would bridge the budgetary gaps that have kept key priorities unfunded for years. The proposals were made during the committee’s interaction with officials from the Ministry of Finance led by
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has earmarked UGX 631 million for distribution among 75 youth groups in Kampala under the Youth Livelihood Program (YLP) during the financial year 2023/2024. The announcement came after a thorough verification process of the groups held at the Mayor’s Parlor, ensuring transparency and fairness in the distribution of funds. His
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Lucy Nakyobe, the Head of Public Service and Chairperson of the National Organizing Committee for the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and the G77+China summits, toured the infrastructure projects related to the summits to evaluate the progress. These summits are set to take place at Speke Resort Munyonyo from January 15 to 23, 2024. Nakyobe,
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The process to regulate Uganda’s sugar industry has commenced with the tabling of the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which provides for the Uganda Sugar Industry Stakeholder Council. The Uganda Sugar Industry Stakeholder Council will replace and take on duties of the Sugar Board created by the Sugar Act 2020, and regulate the sugar industry in
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Uganda beat Zimbabwe, who have played at six of the eight previous editions of the Men’s T20 World Cup, en route to qualification for the 2024 tournament Uganda’s qualification for the men’s T20 World Cup in 2024 is a “dream come true”, says their captain Brian Masaba. Uganda have reached the tournament for the first
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Story and Photos by Eric Dominic Bukenya/Office of the Speaker Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has appealed to the government to consider reducing taxes on Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) as a safer alternative to traditional fossil fuels such as charcoal that she says have proven disastrous to the environment. Recent reports reveal a concerning trend
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Officials from Uganda Revenue Authourity appearing before the House Committee on Agriculture on Thursday 30 November 2023 Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reported a significant increase in tax revenue from fish maw exports since the introduction of an eight percent export levy under the Fish (Amendment) Act 2021. Officials from the Uganda Revenue Authority told
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