Arua Municipality Councilors have approved the establishment of an Eco-City in Barifa, a peri-urban forest land. The artificial eucalyptus forest covering an area of over 10sq km was proposed for gazettement ten years ago but has since remained undeveloped and continues to be a hideout for criminals. In an extraordinary council meeting held on Wednesday, the councillors unanimously approved…
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Isimba Power Dam contractor has asked Parliament to compel Government to release 154 billion shillings it’s holding. The Ministry of Energy and Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) is holding 154 Billion shillings for the Isimba Dam Contractor China Water and Electrical Company Ltd until the Bridge is completed. China Water and Electrical Company were meant to construct a bridge…
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Uganda will get at least 7 trillion shillings from the World Bank for the period between 2021 and 2023, officials have said. The money is part of new funding round that the bank has put aside for the developing countries under the International Development Assistance (IDA) round 19. Antony Thompson, the World Bank Uganda country director, said they would disburse…
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A man who has been impersonating as Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs staff has been arrested. The Acting commissioner Customs at URA Julius Lubagumya says that Kareb Kankireho was intercepted at Jinja Road following numerous complaints from traders who have fallen victim to his tricks. It is alleged that Kankireho extorted one million shillings from Fred Kasozi, a trader in…
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The Uganda National Roads Authority – UNRA is reviewing designs of the Entebbe expressway. The reviews follow an increase in the number of accidents between the expressway extension from Mpala in Katabi Town Council to Kitooro in Entebbe Municipality. An average of 10 accidents take place between the Victoria Mall junction and Mpala every week, according to statistics at Entebbe…
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Uganda’s public debt has grown to Uganda shillings 46 trillion (USD12.5bn) as at the end of June 2019 up from Shs 39 trillion (USD10.7bn) in June 2018, according to the latest Ministry of Finance report. This raises the share public debt from 34.8% of GDP in 2017/18 to 36.1% of GDP in 2018/19. Most of the debt is externally sourced,…
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There was panic and fear in Kikulu zone in Kikaya-Kisaasi in Kawempe North on Saturday night following multiple explosions of gas cylinders. Locals said that they heard a loud bang followed by ablaze that engulfed the entire structure that housed the cylinders. The explosion happened minutes to 9:30PM in the premises belonging to the LC I Chairperson, Ismail Bukenya…
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Parliament has referred the matter of unlawful blocking of Lwemiyaga County Cattle Market and confiscation of cattle by Gen. Elly Tumwine to the Agriculture committee for scrutiny. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga on Thursday referred a petition from Cattle keepers and traders in the cattle corridor and residents of Lwemiyaga in Ssembabule district against security Ministry Gen Elly Tumwine…
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The One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) at Nimule international cross border town has been opened to boost efficient trade between Uganda and South Sudan. The USD 5 million (18.3 million Shillings) facility was on Thursday handed over to the Government of South Sudan by TradeMark East Africa. It is expected to reduce congestion that has been causing slow movements of people…
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Uganda is set to lose more than 500 billion Shillings in tax waivers during the 2019/2020 financial year alone, the Uganda Revenue Authority has indicated. A tax waiver is when a company or an individual engaged in a certain activity where they are supposed to pay, is granted a chance not to pay. This can be mainly to make sure…
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