Tag Archives: illicit trade

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to the Digital Tax Stamps (DTS) program, emphasizing its role in strengthening tax compliance and market integrity. Isaac Arinaitwe, the Ministry of Finance’s Principal Economist, explained that the DTS program, launched in 2019, has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | URA has stepped up its fight against illicit trade through acquisition of a mobile cigarette destruction machine that will be used to destroy illegal cigarettes seized by the authority’s customs enforcement team. The Hammermill is a donation from the British American Tobacco (BAT) to provide …

Government will create a database of the intellectual property rights for all goods to be imported into the country Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya has begun the process of recording all trademarks, copyrights, and trade names for all goods to be imported into the country to combat illicit trade, …

Private sector wants government to up game to protect genuine manufacturers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan companies including Unilever, Uganda Breweries Limited and BAT Uganda are carrying out sensitisation workshops countrywide to weed out illicit trade. Joanita Menya Mukasa, the managing director for Unilever Uganda said on March.16 …

By Julius Businge British American Tobacco managing director Jonathan D’Souza has called on government to find tangible measures to fight illicit trade in the tobacco business so as to enhance fair competition in the industry. D’Souza says this vice, together with illegal tobacco buying in the buying season are causing …

By Julius Businge The Directorate of Public Prosecutions will tomorrow (Jan. 29) launch the first ever Prosecutor’s Manual on Illicit Trade in Uganda. The launch will be held at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo starting at 8:30 am. Observers say the manual is timely as the country is facing grave effects of …