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LRA’s Ogwen to be sentenced today

Noelyn Nassuuna | May 6, 2021

By Ruth Anderah The International Criminal Court (ICC) sitting at the Hague is today expected to pass a sentence against the former LRA commandant Dominic Ongwen. Ongwen was convicted of several counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes , murder, rape, torture, sexual slavery and use of child soldiers […]

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Jobless presidential candidate, Mayambala to attend Museveni’s swearing in

Noelyn Nassuuna | May 6, 2021

By Ritah Kemigisa Former independent presidential candidate Willy Mayambala is to attend the swearing in ceremony of President Museveni much as he is yet to receive an invitation for the same. Addressing journalists in Kampala on Tuesday, the minister for presidency Esther Mbayo said invitations had been extended to all […]

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Cross boarder women traders concerned with the high taxes charged

Noelyn Nassuuna | May 5, 2021

By Prossy Kisakye Women in cross-border trade have expressed concern over the high taxes proposed by the government in the 2021/22 national budget. The matter has been raised during the opening of a two-day Budget Advocacy Workshop on Taxation and Trade Facilitation for Women Cross Border Traders organized by the […]

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Govt to save Shs 980bn after merging 180 agencies

Noelyn Nassuuna | May 5, 2021

By Juliet Nalwooga The government will be able to save over Shs980b from merging over 180 agencies. State minister for public service, David Karubanga has told journalists in Kampala that the two-year rationalization process of government agencies is aimed that eliminating structural ambiguities and wasteful expenditure. He says the first […]

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Museveni directs finance to consult manufactures on tax proposals

Noelyn Nassuuna | May 5, 2021

By Benjamin Jumbe President Museveni has directed that all tax policies are discussed with manufacturers before being passed. He was this afternoon opening a number of factories in Namanve Industrial Park, in Wakiso District. The president said the ministry of finance technocrats and bureaucrats should not simply impose taxes and […]