Soroti District

MPs put BIDCO Uganda on the spot for evading taxes worthy over 700 million shillings

MPs  put BIDCO Uganda on the spot for evading taxes worthy over 700 million shillings

Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee have queried BIDCO Uganda’s failure to clear Value Added Tax (VAT) worth 744 million Uganda shillings when it’s provided with free land for growing palm oil seeds for oil extraction in Kalangala and other areas. MPs were interfacing with the officials from the ministry of finance led […]

Alaso wins petition to nullify Serere Woman MP seat

Alaso wins petition to nullify Serere Woman MP seat

The High Court in Soroti district has nullified the election of yet another National Resistance Movement (NRM) member, Hon. Hellen Adoa as Woman Member of Parliament for Serere district. Adoa beat Forum for Democratic Change’s Alice Alaso in the Febraury 18 elections to clinch the seat. According the results by the Electoral Commission, Adoa polled […]

Parliament approves three new public universities

Parliament approves three new public universities

Parliament has approved three new public universities as government is put on task to explain the criteria used to recommend only the three universities and leaving out others. The new public universities have been approved after thorough scrutiny by the National Council for Higher Education. The approved universities include Kabale University in Kabale District, Lira […]