UBOS plans to count individuals in lodges, clubs
Local authorities have been asked by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) to collaborate with census workers to also count residents in local lodges and clubs.
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Court halts case involving former minister Kitutu
The Court of Appeal has suspended the second and concurrent corruption case against former Karamoja affairs minister Mary Goretti Kitutu which the Inspector General of Government (IGG) has been prosecuting.
UWA plans to reintroduce white rhinos in West Nile reserve
The Uganda Wildlife Authority’s long-standing plan to reintroduce white rhinoceroses to the Ajaj Wildlife Reserve in the Madi-Okollo District of the West Nile region is beginning to take shape. This comes after UWA successfully relocated 200 kobs and 50 buffaloes to the reserve over the course of two days last Friday.
URA retrieves 325 hidden smartphones
At Entebbe International Airport, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has seized over 325 cellphones that travelers had tried to smuggle into the country. According to a statement from the URA, the smartphones were found during an operation they called Operation Holy Grail, which aims to stop travelers from smuggling phones into the country. The statement…
AfDB bans Chinese roads construction company in Uganda for corruption.
China Henan International Corporation Group (CHICO), a Chinese roads construction company has been banned by the African Development Bank (AfDB) for participating in “fraudulent activity” in a project that the AfDB is funding in Uganda. CHICO, the Henan-based constructor, is now prohibited from participating in any new AfDB-funded projects on the continent, including its ongoing project…
Police chief disregards MPs’ recommendations regarding Police Sacco
Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Tumusiime Katsigazi has ordered the Police Exodus Sacco to continue operations in spite of demands from members of parliament and certain police offices to stop Sacco deductions until audits have been completed. According to Maj Gen Tumusiime, it will be disastrous for a police officer and his…
BoU authorizes downgrade of three banks
Three commercial banks applied to downgrade to credit institutions, and the Bank of Uganda (BoU) granted their request. ABC Capital Bank (U) Limited, Guaranty Trust Bank (U) Limited, and Opportunity Bank Limited are the three commercial banks listed by BoU. The transition period for these banks is set to last three months, from April 1, 2024,…
MPs express concern over the increase in companies receiving tax exemptions
The Ministry of Finance and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officials were dismissed by the Finance Committee of Parliament due to issues with the way that seven companies—three of which were higher education institutions—were selected to receive tax exemptions. The process had obvious irregularities that the lawmakers had pointed out, such as a rise in the number…
Museveni urges new ministers to make wealth creation a priority and tackle corruption.
The newly appointed ministers have been urged by President Museveni to put fighting corruption and generating wealth first. “Corruption undermines our efforts, but by focusing on wealth creation and fighting corruption, we can achieve 80 percent of our goals,” he said. These statements were made on Wednesday at State House-Entebbe during the swearing-in ceremony of…
Thermal insulation plant launched by EACOP to ease crude oil transportation
When the real drilling begins in the coming year, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will be able to move Ugandan crude oil more easily from the Albertine region to the port of Mwanza thanks to the opening of a state-of-the-art insulation plant. Tuesday marked the official opening of this plant, which is situated…