Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ban on public gatherings announced by President, Yoweri Museveni as a preventive measure against the Corona virus pandemic has taken a huge toll on several couples who had scheduled their weddings this season. On Wednesday last week, President, Museveni banned all kinds of public …
Read More »URA grants extension on tax paying deadlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority has given companies more time to file their tax returns as businesses battle the impact of coronavirus that has seen several shut doors and send staff home. Companies, whose accounting year ends in September, and are unable to file corporation tax returns …
Read More »Chinese nationals to be charged after testing for COVID19- Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The six Chinese nationals who were arrested for escaping from Quarantine will be arraigned in court once they test negative for the corona virus, the Spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate, Charles Twine has revealed. The suspects are Huang Haiguiang, Li Chaochyan, Qin Shening, …
Read More »Gov’t asked to suspend OTT
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been asked to waive off the “over-the-top” (OTT) tax, commonly known as the social media tax to ease communication and access to information during the Corona Virus (COVID-19) outbreak. On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Yoweri Museveni ordered for the closure of universities, …
Read More »Archbishop Kaziimba responds to closure of churches, issuses new worship guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Province of Uganda, the Most Rev. Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba says that the directive to close places of worship will have a big impact on the way Christians live and worship. This is carried in his pastoral letter to Bishops, Clergy and …
Read More »Traded goods worth UGX 2.5 trillion undetected annually – Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deliberate falsification of invoices and manipulation of customs rules by organizations and individual traders is costing Uganda trillions of shillings in revenue, a new study has shown. A study by the Washington-based organisation Global Financial Integrity (GFI) released today March 3, 2020 examined Uganda’s trade …
Read More »Museveni directs installation of security lights around UCU campus
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed security agencies to install security lights along all roads surrounding the Uganda Christian University Campus in Mukono, to curtail attacks against students. The directive followed a request by the UCU guild president Timothy Kadaga on the basis of cumulative cases …
Read More »Security restricts access to Katuna town ahead of Museveni, Kagame meeting
Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened security in Katuna border town in Kabale ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s meeting with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame tomorrow. The meeting is part of the resolutions of the quadripartite summit held in Luanda, Angola on February 2, 2020 under the mediation …
Read More »Katuna no man’s land declared no-go zone ahead of Museveni, Kagame meeting
Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan security has declared Katuna no man’s land a no-go area ahead of a meeting between Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame’s. The meeting, scheduled for this Friday is part of the resolutions of the quadripartite summit held in Luanda, Angola …
Read More »Unfulfilled pledges, land woes hold back bishop Luwum memorial centre
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed development of a Memorial Centre in honour of St Janani Luwum at Wii-Gweng Village in Mucwini Sub County in Kitgum District has suffered setbacks. In a bid to keep Luwum’s memory and legacy alive, the government, Church of Uganda and well-wishers proposed to …
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