Traders suffer losses as security forces continue deployment

The leadership of Kampala City traders has voiced worries that many shopkeepers are now idle as a result of potential customers being scared away by the increased security deployment that followed anti-graft protests. Movement restrictions on the roads that lead to the parliament have seriously damaged businesses. The requirement for national identification cards for anybody…

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Rwandan minister dismissed over “matters of accountability”

Just over a month after her appointment, Rwandan President Paul Kagame fired Public Service and Labor Minister Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya on Thursday due to “matters of accountability under investigation.” As per President Kagame’s declaration, Mujawamariya “has been dismissed from her position owing to matters of accountability under investigation,” according to Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente. Prior…

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Government to Reverse Policy on Districts Remitting Local Revenues to Treasury

According to the minister of local government, the government is thinking of rolling back an order mandating that districts send the national treasury all locally generated income. This follows district leaders’ repeated complaints that the directive isn’t delivering services since quarterly releases aren’t being remitted on time. According to Minister Magyezi, the parliamentary resolution to revoke…

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