By mugisa geofrey on June 12, 2018
Matia Kasaija, Ministry of Finance, sarah loan, Uganda national budget
Business & Finance, Business news
Member countries of the East African Community are preparing to simultaneously table the 2018-2019 Budgets in their respective parliaments. In Uganda, finance minister Matia Kasaija will present a 30.9 trillion Uganda shilling (USD$8 billion) budget. Sarah Logan an Economist, at the International Growth Centre examines the economic context of Uganda’s annual budget and the associated challenges. What is the […]
By Isaac Senabulya on June 1, 2018
2018/19 financial year budget
Agriculture, Business & Economics, Business & Finance, Business news, Education, Education, Education, Education & Students, Featured, Finance, Housing & Real Estate, Latest Uganda News, Oil, Politics, Regional
Parliament has finally passed the budget for the financial year 2018/19 worth 32.5 Trillion shillings. The passed budget includes the recurrent Expenditure of 9.4 trillion shillings, Development Expenditure of 13 trillion shilling s and statutory expenditure of 10 trillion shillings. Parliament also passed the Appropriation Bill, 2018, authorizing the public expenditure from the consolidated fund worth […]
By Isaac Senabulya on June 1, 2018
Susan Magara
Featured, Human Rights, Latest Uganda News
Eight people accused of kidnap and murder of Susan Magara have re-appeared before Buganda Road Court today. The suspects include; an Imam of Usafi Mosque Mahad Kasalita , 2 boda-boda riders Yusuf Lubega and Muzamiru Ssali, hawkers- Yusuf Lubega and Hussein Wasswa, a teacher -Hajara Nakandi and businessmen-Abubaker Kyewolwa, Hassan Kato Miiro and Ismail Bukenya […]
By mugisa geofrey on April 26, 2018
David Bahati, Francis mukula, John Bagoole, Joseph Ssewungu, Judith Franca Akello, Members of Parliament, moses walyomu, Nathan Nandala mafabi, Parliament of Uganda, Parliamentary Committee on Finance
Business news, Finance, Latest Uganda News
Members of Parliament on the finance committee have opposed government’s proposal to tax Saccos and individuals engaged in agriculture. The proposals that also include a ban on importation of vehicles older than eight years are contained in tax bills for the financial year 2018/2019. The eight tax bills, which are being considered by the Parliament […]
By mugisa geofrey on April 15, 2018
human rights activitist, Minister of finance Hon Matia Kasaija.
Business & Finance, Finance, Human Rights, Science & Technology
Uganda plans to slap a new tax on social media users from July to raise revenue, which human rights activists denounced as another attempt by President Yoweri Museveni to stifle freedom of expression and quash dissent to his 32-year-rule. The move is unlikely to go down well in a country where more than 40 […]
By Isaac Senabulya on March 29, 2018
Gerald Karuhanga, ministry of defence, The public Accounts committee of parliament
Business & Finance, Business news, Featured, Finance
The public Accounts committee of parliament has grilled the officials led by the undersecretary in the Ministry of Defence, Edith Buturo, over 718 billion shillings arrears that remained unpaid at the close of the financial year 2015/17. The funds were meant to clear delayed payment of over 8,000 retired army officers their gratuity and pension, land compensation […]
By Agencies on March 26, 2018
bibanja, Museveni
Featured, General, Latest Uganda News, Politics
President Yoweri Museveni has assured Bibanja holders living on Mailo land that their land tenure is legally protected and no one should evict them.Those chasing them from their land were doing so illegally, said the President, adding that it was in contravention of the law and that they are taking advantage of their ignorance of […]
By Benard Kabwijukya on January 12, 2018
District Returning Officer, Kahima Moses Mugabe, National Resistance Movement candidate, NRM
Latest Uganda News, Politics
National Resistance Movement candidate, Kahima Moses Mugabe wins Ruhaama By-election, defeating three independent candidates with 31,102 votes out of the total 50,073 vote cast. Kahima was declared winner, with 31, 102 votes, by Ntungamo electoral district returning officer Robert Beine shortly before midnight on Thursday. ALSO READ:PAC wants finance minister Kasaija, sacked Kahima’s closest challenger, […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 11, 2018
Latest Uganda News, Laws of Uganda, Politics
Parliament has granted permission to Busiki county MP, Paul Akamba to table the patients’ rights and responsibility bill that is intended to help patients’ access health care with their rights fully observed. The motion was seconded by Kigulu south MP, Andrew Kaluya Akamba told parliament that access to medical care is a right however many times […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 11, 2018
Equal Opportunities Commission, PLEexaminations, The deputy speaker of parliament, UACE examinations, UCEexaminations
Education, Latest Uganda News
The Equal opportunities commission has released a report that assessed 17 government sectors’ performance calling for interventions for government to enable the poor, orphans, learners in hard to reach areas to access the best education in their respective locations regardless of their economic status. The commission report handed over to the deputy speaker of parliament […]
