NEWS ANALYSIS | BAKER BATTE – URN |  On Friday, May 13, 2022, Muwema & Company Advocates and Solicitors asked Monitor Publications to retract a story stating that High Court Judge, Musa Ssekaana had asked the Uganda Registration Services Bureau-URSB to consider documents in the Simba Telecom takeover. In …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has warned the public against the increasing cases of fraud. UCC through the Acting head of communication and international relations Rebecca Mukite says that there is an increasing trend of conmen who trick people into giving mobile money …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An expert study has recommended that the Uganda Revenue Authority be transformed into a statutory agency with more powers on the policies that govern tax administration. Currently, the URA lies under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, which is …

COMMENT | NOELA BYUMA |  Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in economic development by creating employment and tax-generating avenues for the population and governments. They form both forward and backward linkages for manufacturing and services. Across the global south, the Small and Medium Enterprises hold most of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Flying Squad Unit working alongside the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI have arrested Sunday Swaibu Bwambale, over the murder of his close friend Robert Kifunga Baguma. Baguma, who was a renowned lawyer in Bundibugyo and NRM district registrar, was found murdered on March 25, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Street vendors in Kampala have sued the government and Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA for evicting them from the streets. On 23rd December 2021, the then Resident City Commissioner-RCC Hud Hussein directed vendors to peacefully vacate the streets and take up space in city markets before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is determined to continue with the electronic system of agricultural input purchases. The e-Voucher system launched in 2019 was developed by United Bank for Africa and used as a purchase and payment system to boost the Agriculture Cluster Development Program (ACDP). The system …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businesses seeking to export goods and services under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) arrangement have been advised to embrace technology for high-quality products. AfCFTA, which has a market base of 1.5 billion people, has been touted as a game-changer for economies like Uganda, …

But the telco recorded 5.8 % growth in net income to Shs 340.4 billion Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s biggest telecom firm, MTN Uganda, said a one-off payment for interim operating license and contract termination of a service provider saw its full year income reduce by Shs 62.3 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SEACOM, a telecommunications service provider has started integrating its infrastructure and the assets it acquired from Africell last year. Africell quit the Ugandan market late last year following a string of losses and consistent accumulation of debts, and SEACOM acquired some of its assets. Now, SEACOM …