Category: Uganda
How East African Community integration can work
Many must have caught the comments by the East African Community’s outgoing Director-General in charge of Trade and Customs, Peter Kiguta, when he said in The EastAfrican last week that the earlier enthusiasm among member states to move the region towards higher levels of integration “seems to have waned over the past two years.” He…
Uganda: President Reshuffles Top Military Officers
KAMPALA (HAN) January 11.2017 Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Julius Barigaba. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced changes in the top army command on Tuesday that has seen his son, Maj Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, head of the elite Special Forces Command, move to a presidential advisory role. Equally notable, the president has replaced the…
Ugandan goalkeeper named CAF Africa-based player of the year
Goalkeeper Denis Onyango, voted the best African-based player of 2016, will spearhead Uganda’s assault on the African Nations Cup title following the announcement of their squad for the finals on Thursday. Uganda, returning to the finals in Gabon after an absence of almost four decades, will take inspiration from their 29-year-old keeper, who helped Mamelodi…
Uganda MTN back to Court Over Tax Dispute
By HALIMA ABDALLAH. A court order restraining Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from recovering over $90 million from MTN bank accounts is fast running out, setting the stage for trial of two separate court cases involving one of Uganda’s top taxpayer and the taxman. Suing under MTN Sea Shared Services Ltd (MTN SSS), MTN denies liability to…
2016 Ends on Positive Note for Uganda’s oil Sector
By: HALIMA ABDALLAH. The last quarter of 2016 saw new vigour in the oilfields as the government issued licences to oil companies, setting the stage for activities that will lead to production. The accelerated activities include technical work in the fields, construction of a pipeline, a refinery and two central processing facilities (CPF). A CPF…
Uganda’s universal primary education fails test
By:DICTA ASIIMWE. Uganda’s Universal Primary Education (UPE) has failed to deliver on equity. That’s the damning verdict by the Uwezo Twaweza initiative, which tracks literacy and numeracy among children aged between six and 16 years in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In its 2016 learning assessment report, the organisation notes that Uganda will not achieve the…
Somalia: US Supports Ugandan Troops
The US government, through the department of state, has donated non-lethal equipment to support the Ugandan military contingent in Somalia. The equipment support is worth billions of Ugandan shillings, according to a statement by Maj. Robert Kamara, the Uganda contingent spokesperson. The lot includes two dozers, four motor graders, four Compact rollers and four front-end loaders.…
Why growth remains an elusive goal in Uganda
Uganda’s Finance Ministry is reviewing the budgets for sectors that have a direct impact on poverty reduction in the coming financial year to increase exports and jobs. The Uganda National Panel Survey (UNPS) 2016 indicates that more Ugandans are becoming poorer in spite of huge anti-poverty investments. The report by the Uganda National Bureau of…
Uganda taxman reinstates KCB Bank on its tax payment portal
By: BRIAN NGUGI. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reinstated KCB Uganda to its portal, which allows banks to facilitate the payment of State revenue by the public. This follows the resolution of a dispute linked to a court case involving customers of the bank. KCB was blacklisted from the URA’s tax banking service with…
Most Ugandans cannot afford decent housing
Ugandans lack access to affordable homes despite the real estate sector being liberalised. Sector players partly blame the high costs on a sharp housing deficit amid rising demand. Affordable housing — a two bedroom unit measuring 28-115 square metres — refers to reasonably priced, decent home that costs less than 25 per cent of one’s…
