Kampala Capital City Authority has refuted reports of plans to introduce new taxes. This comes amid reports of a looming financial crisis at the authority requiring the introduction new taxes to fill the gap. KCCA spokesperson Peter Kawuju says much as they have to hit the 75 billion annual revenue target, introducing new taxes is […]
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has shown concern over the rebranding of the new KCCA. Lukwago says he needed to be consulted before the executive director took such a decision. He adds that several logos of the defunct KCC need not be changed due to the great symbolic significance. Sound: Lukwago on rebranding eng/lug This […]
Busiro East Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Segoona has expressed concern over the proposal in the oil bill empowering the president to appoint members of the national petroleum authority. Segoona says that if passed in its current form, it will be difficult for the minister to supervise the work of such an authority whose membership […]
The National Environment Management authority needs to be empowered to deal with the challenges associated with Oil and Gas industry. This concern was raised by the minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Muloni while responding to the concerns of the members of parliament on the capacity of the authority to asses the environment impact […]
The police have started investigations into the reported corruption at the National Planning Authority. The probe follows reports of gross mismanagement of public funds and illegal recruitment of workers at the National Planning Authority. The police probe preliminary reports indicates that the authority has been conducting irregular repair of vehicles without following the proper […]
Kampala Capital City Authority’s lord mayor Erias Lukwago is now full of smiles after all city councilors who had been bagged by KCCA’s executive director Jenifer Musisi Semakula are now back on track after chewing Musisi’s money. Having taken Musisi’s money, the councilors and the lord mayor are organising to take Jenifer Musisi head on […]
The newly sworn in DP member for EALA and the new chairman for legal committee of the EALA, Mukasa Denis Mbidde has warned the leader of opposition in Uganda parliament, Nathan Nandala Mafabi to be careful with his words he utters on DP. Mbidde says that DP went to court because NRM and FDC had […]
Uganda government is preparing to expand Entebbe International Airport due to increasing tourism revenue collection. Tourism is the second largest source of foreign exchange for Uganda after remittances from Ugandans working abroad. Uganda last expanded Entebbe airport 20 years ago. The Transport and Works Minister, Eng. Abraham Byandala says the plans to expand Entebbe […]
The Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) ms Jenifer Musisi Semakula is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement as well as a civil servant. As you may know the political hatred in Uganda amongst political parties is high, no one would expect that Ms Musisi would sit in a corner with […]
Hundreds of people in Kampala have called in radio talk shows wondering how the former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) director; George Agaba, a person facing murder charges could be released on bail pending trial and his co accused, and a guard Santos Makmot remains in the prison. Some of the callers wondered whether […]