The National Population and Housing Census is just ten days away, and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has begun distributing tablet computers, which will be used to capture data for the exercise. Over the weekend, UBOS dispatched the first consignment of 3410 devices to the districts of Gulu, Apac, Amolator, Alebtong, and Otuke. While flagging…
Frontline communities near Kibale National Park in western Uganda have benefited from a project that aims to train about 2000 entrepreneurs in the park, providing them with about US$450,000 (Shs1.7 billion). According to the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the park is well-known for its chimpanzees, elephants and antelopes as well as hundreds of bird species. The…
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has asked the traders who have already registered to the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS) to promote the system to the rest of their colleagues such that it becomes more clear that this solution is not a tax like some believe. The Uganda Revenue Authority introduced Electronic Fiscal…
The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development reaffirmed its dedication to advancing decent work for all and safeguarding workers’ rights in order to improve labor justice in Uganda. Speaking at the 2nd Annual Labor Convention and Expo 2024’s official opening, Minister Hon. Betty Amongi stressed the value of labor justice access and its implications…
The Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) has requested that traders and the government engage in cooperative communication to resolve issues pertaining to the Electronic Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS). The appeal was made following complaints from traders who feel the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has not given them enough information on how…
The Luzira Prisons will be moved to make room for the construction of a five-star hotel, according to a formal motion that will be presented in Parliament. In a statement released on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, stated that Luzira prison, which was constructed in the 1920s,…
Uganda is about to formally enter into an agreement with Oman to expedite its labor export business. After a year of negotiations, Esther Anyakun, the Minister of State for Labor, Employment, and Industrial Relations, paid a visit to Muscat early this week. Anyakun and Mahad Said Ali Baawain, Oman’s labor minister, met bilaterally to discuss…
At the statehouse in Entebbe yesterday, President Museveni met with a delegation from the Boeing Company led by Mr. Kuljit Ghata-Aura, President of Boeing-Middle East, Turkey, Africa, and Central Asia. Boeing is a prominent multinational aerospace corporation that designs, produces, and maintains commercial aircraft, defense equipment, and space systems for clients across more than 150 nations….
The Parliamentary Forum on Labor, Decent Employment, and Productivity’s legislators have once again urged the government to establish a minimum wage. While at a training on policy making in Entebbe yesterday, the legislators expressed concerns that the fate of Ugandan workers has been left at the mercy of employees which has exposed many to exploitation…
Last year, 29,437 asylum seekers made the crossing with one in five of them from Afghanistan, according to the Refugee Council. As per the recent policy, individuals who are suspected of “entering the UK illegally” after January 1, 2022, may be sent to Rwanda for a five-year agreement to process their claims. If successful, they…
