Alex Ruhunda

MPS accuse URA officials of connivance with new sugar factories to evade taxes

MPS accuse URA officials of connivance with new sugar factories to evade taxes

Members of Parliament sitting on the Parliamentary Committee of Trade and Industry have accused some Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) whom they say connive with some new sugar factories to help them evade taxes. The Committee Chaired by the  MP for Fort Portal Municipality, Alex Ruhunda, while interfacing with the officials from the URA and Uganda […]

Sugar manufacturers want tough laws for competitors in unrecommended areas

Sugar manufacturers want tough laws for competitors in unrecommended areas

Sugar companies under the their umbrella group the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) have petitioned Parliament put stringent measures on the sugar bill with a tough clause barring sugar factories away from unrecomended areas. The sugar companies members were appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry chaired by the MP for Fort […]

State prosecutors welcome their new recent pay rise

State prosecutors welcome their new recent pay rise

Government recently effected a proposal to raise payment for state prosecutors to reflect their workload. This was disclosed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Ali Kirunda Kivejinja, following a query from the Fort portal Municipality MP, Alex Ruhunda, who had demanded government to explain what it was doing on the […]

95% of Uganda Road Traffic Accidents are preventable- Prime Minister Rugunda

95% of Uganda Road Traffic Accidents are preventable-  Prime Minister Rugunda

The Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has called for massive sensitization of the public on road safety measures to reduce the rampant road accidents in the country. Rugunda said 95% of the road accidents could be prevented if only the people followed the road traffic regulations. The Premier made the remarks while meeting a cross […]