Firms want to cut into huge value of contracts which go to foreign firms Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Ugandan local firms have been losing out to international players in clinching big deals in the local market but this could soon be reversed if a new business model that …
Read More »The next fight over closed banks
Under the spotlight: the law and big money Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | After ending its public hearings into Bank of Uganda’s closure of seven commercial banks, attention is shifting to the recommendations the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE), is set to make. It …
Read More »URA’s missed collection targets
Tax experts say government needs to refocus its priorities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Revenue Authority has good and bad news these days. The tax body is collecting more and more money but, at the same time, is failing to meet ever rising annual targets. The pattern of missed …
Read More »Gladys Zikusooka: Uganda’s first vet doc for the wild
Visiting Dr. Gladys Kalema Zikusooka’s office in Entebbe one quickly gets a sense of what her work is about. A life-size gorilla sculpture stands by the front door under a porch lined with beautifully made stools with pictures of gorillas. Zikusooka, who is Uganda’s first Veterinary doctor to specialize in …
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