Uganda Revenue Authority has launched a taxation handbook (written in Chinese) for the Chinese business community in Uganda. At the launch event held at Silver Springs Hotel – Bugolobi, in Kampala, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between URA and SinoCham was signed.The URA Commissioner General, John R. Musinguzi, appreciated the Chinese Ambassador for the great support […]
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, and officials from Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) have announced a 1.6 percent power reduction for the first quarter of 2024. The pronouncement was made on Friday 5th January 2024 at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala. The Chairperson of ERA, Sarah Wasagali said a tariff reduction of 1.6% is […]
The Terego District Woman Member of Parliament, Rose Obigah, has asked officials from State House to stop massaging corruption, saying that if it requires Uganda to adopt punitive punishments like killing people found guilty of corruption through the firing squad, then that should be adopted.“I need punitive action on corruption. If we are just going […]
The licensing of multiple suagr factories in Busoga sub-region has disrupted the supply of sugarcanes, leading to adverse consequences for the industry, Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) reveals. For that matter, USMA is calling for the revocation of the licenses of two sugar factories in Busoga – Shakti Sugar located in Kamuli district and Bon Sugar […]
President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to dairy farmers to put more emphasis on producing and powdered milk in order to benefit from the lucrative international market. The President made the appeal while meeting a group of dairy farmers from Kazo and Kiruhura districts at Karo Primary School in Nshwere, Kiruhura District. “Shifting focus from liquid […]
A new industrial park will be established in Kisoro district, the Executive Director of the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), Robert Mukiza, has said. Mukisa made the revelation recently while speaking as the Chief Guest at the 2023 Isangane Festival held at Mayor’s Garden in Kisoro. This theme for this year’s Isangane event was celebrating our Heritage, Preserving […]
Kakira Sugar Limited and Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) have planted two thousand five hundred (2,500) trees in Namakwa – Mukono district as a drive to combat climate change. This is part of the 65,000 trees donated by Kakira Sugar Limited over a 6-year period (2022 – 2027).Robert Kwesiga, Secretary General of Uganda Red Cross […]
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) earned a net profit of Shs34bn in the Financial Year (FY) 2022/23, Eng. Proscovia Njuki, the company’s Board Chairperson told shareholders at the 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kampala.The AGM was attended by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, and State Minister of Finance […]
The Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, has conducted a two-day monitoring and supervision exercise of works in the oil fields of Tilenga Project in Buliisa district, Kabalega International Airport in Hoima district, and the East African Crude Oil Project (EACOP) in Kikuube district in Western Uganda. Dr. Jane Mulemwa, the Board Chairperson […]
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Engineering Materials Testing Laboratory has officially attained accreditation from the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) as the SANAS Facility T1009.According to UNBS, the facility is accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.The Engineering Materials […]
