Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Traders Association-KACITA has given the government a two-week ultimatum to harmonize the import duty tax on clothes or they close their shops come September 1, 2021. The traders are dissatisfied with the new tax policy which pushed the import duty tax on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) has appointed Thadeus Musoke Nagenda as their acting chairperson The development comes following the death of Everest Kayondo in June this year. Kayondo who led the association for close to 16 years succumbed to COVID-19. In a press conference …
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KACITA is asking landlords to make a total waive of the entire lockdown rental arrears to their tenants Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have asked the government to intervene in the challenges faced by traders during the lockdown. On Tuesday, the leaders appeared before Parliament’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of the chairman Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), Everest Kayondo on June 23rd, 2021, shook many, especially in the business community. Kayondo’s death came just two days after the demise of the Private Sector Foundation Uganda chief executive, Gideon Badagawa. The KACITA boss …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City traders have called for the restoration of trade order in the capital, which is currently messed up with a pool of roadside vendors. They are also concerned about the jumbled parking of public taxis and motorcycles in ungazetted parking spaces, and poor garbage …
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Private sector, economic experts wants government to increase the speed with tough recovery measures Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | As the economy starts to heal from the 2021 election fever, and people getting back to work, with hopes that coronavirus vaccine will get here, private sector players and experts …
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Bank of Uganda is optimistic the economy will recover amidst challenges Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Can Uganda’s economy recover at a much needed speed amidst threats posed by COVID-19? This is the question that the Bank of Uganda technical managers seem to be pondering with as they keep …
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Traders, salons, boda boda now part of major experiment Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, under pressure, recently re-opened arcades, beauty parlours (salons) and motor-cycle boda-boda taxi services. The question now is whether or not Museveni might soon regret re-opening the multi-storied buildings that each house hundreds …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) has expressed fear that as many as 54% of the small scale businesses that operated in Kampala and surrounding areas may close due to the impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Hope Katwiine, the vice-chairperson of KACITA, an umbrella …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Traders Association-KACITA has mobilized traders in arcades to reopen their shops on Tuesday in protest against continued closure by government. “All traders operating your business in arcades come and open your shops tomorrow on 14th July 2020 as we follow directives of …
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