Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General William Byaruhanga has advised that there cannot be an audit of the administrators’ activities in Uganda Telecom Limited until the administration process elapses. According to a letter addressed to the Minister of Finance, Byaruhanga says the administrator Bemanya Twebaze is only …
Read More »UTL administrator denies blocking audit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Telecom administrator, Bemanya Twebaze has said that auditing of the company’s operations can only happen at the end of his administration. Twebaze denied that he had blocked any audit, but said that it was not the right time for government to carry out …
Read More »Gov’t assures public on Attorney’s sexual harassment case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has said it is committed to investigating the sexual harassment complaints by Samantha Mwesigye, a senior State Attorney who recently opened up about being sexually harassed in office. Mwesigye came out early this month revealing that for more than 10 years she had been …
Read More »Gold importers tasked to classify gold by country of origin
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Companies and individuals importing gold for refining in Uganda and re-exportation must classify its origin in an effort to stop the trade in conflict minerals. According to the Central Bank, the order is one of the efforts to understand the source of the country’s …
Read More »AG asks court to dismiss Lukwago’s salary arrears case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General, William Byaruhanga has asked the High Court Civil Division to dismiss an application by the Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago seeking court to compel Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to pay his salary arrears worth Shillings 562 million. Lukwago petitioned the High Court …
Read More »Minister Bahati grilled over Uganda-South Sudan traders compensation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Select Committee of Parliament has today quizzed the State Minister for Planning, David Bahati over the selective implementation of a parliamentary resolution regarding payment of Ugandan Companies which supplied goods to South Sudan. Bahati’s appearance follows payment of 40 billion Shillings to only …
Read More »MPs seek AG’s opinion on local content bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has directed the Attorney General, William Byaruhanga to give an opinion on whether the proposed National Local Content Bill, 2019 conflicts with the regional Protocol. The objective of the Bill is to guarantee priority and exclusive use of …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Pay Buganda sh47 billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Museveni has directed the Finance Ministry to provide Sh47 billion in the next two financial years to compensate Buganda Kingdom for the Kigo prison land, the land hosting King Fahad Plaza and Muteesa House in London. This is contained in an official statement …
Read More »Lusanja evictions were illegal-Attorney General
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The evictions that saw hundreds of families lose their property on a 75-acre piece of land in Lusanja village in Kasangati Town Council in Wakiso district were illegal, parliament heard on Tuesday. In his statement to parliament, the Attorney General William Byaruhanga, said that the …
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