Parliament rejected new Tax measured by Finance Ministry
By Jolly Gwari Kampala - Parliament's Finance Committee has rejected the new tax measures that the Ministry of Finance is...
Month: April 2020
Agriculture Ministry seeks UGX16Bn to Fight new swarm of Locusts
By Grace Turyatunga Kampala - The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has revealed that they are in need...
PETER KAHINDI: Medical Insurance policies, gimmicks amidst COVID-19 pandemic
The entire world is battling the global pandemic that has come to be known as the COVID-19 which is caused...
Kibale county MP calls for vigilance, donates UGX2.5M and 250 litres of fuel to COVID-19 fight in Kamwenge
Kamwenge – The Kibale County Member of Parliament, Hon. Eng Cuthbert Abigaba Mirembe, has, on Wednesday, April 8, called upon...
Insurance firms bow to pressure, content to cover COVID-19 patients
Kampala – The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) of Uganda, has on Wednesday, April 8, reached a decision to extend medical...
KISORO: Eight vehicles impounded in defiance of Presidential Directives
By Moses Agaba Kisoro - Police in Kisoro, on Wednesday, April 8, impounded 8 vehicles have for allegedly defying presidential...
Anite mobilizes UGX200M, 8 Vehicles from Manufacturers to fight COVID-19
State Minister for Privatization and investment, Hon. Anite Evelyn and other officials at a presser in March 2020.. (File Photo)...
Gov’t creates National COVID19 Response Fund, Minister Karooro appointed custodian
Kampala – Uganda’s Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Ruganda has, on Tuesday morning April 7, confirmed inception of the National COVID19...
COVID-19: Late Prof. Ssali widow, Margret succumbs to coronavirus in UK
Kent, UK –Another Ugandan, Mrs Margaret Ssali Nansamba, has on Tuesday, April 7, succumbed to the deadly coronavirus in Kent,...
Mbabazi Backs Gov’t on COVID-19. says virus spread in Uganda remains unknown
Kampala – Former Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi has backed Uganda's anti- Coronavirus efforts saying the extent of the virus is...
SUDHIR RUPARELIA: Thoughts on how to manage amid COVID-19 economic slowdown
We are entering into recession period globally and the exception is likely to be India and China with ~2% GDP...
BUSINESS: Financial Institutions directed defer payment of dividends to conserve buffer capital, offset liquidity distress
Kampala – The Bank of Uganda has, on Monday, April 6, directed Supervised Financial Institutions to suspend or postpone payments...
BUSINESS: Bank of Uganda slits lending rate as inflation drops amid COVID-19 pandemic
Kampala – The Bank of Uganda has, on Monday, April 6, released a monetary Police statement – sanctioned by the...
COVID-19: Kisoro woman delivers by road-side as public transport ban bites
Kisoro - A woman in Kisoro, on Sunday, April 5, delivered adjacent to Police station after reaching her time after...
World Bank boosts COVID-19 in Uganda with UGX56Bn
Kampala - World Bank Uganda, on Friday, April 3, supported the fight of COVID-19 in Uganda with $15m (57bn), RedPepper...
INSIDE STORY: Cane-wielding cops, LDUs arrested over torture in Amuru
AMURU – Security Authorities have, on Sunday, April 5, arrested Policemen and LDUs on patrol who allegedly dragged residents from...
COVID-19: Don’t levy extra fees! Institutions cautioned as schools open April 27
Kampala – Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports has, on Saturday, April 4, revealed that schools will open April 20...
COVID-19: Eighth Ugandan dies of coronavirus in UK
London - Another Ugandan has, on Saturday, April 4, succumbed to the deadly coronavirus in the United Kingdom, RedPepper's Maurice...
VIDEO: “Money Heist” is back with Season 4, premiered Friday
AGENCIES - The action thriller's Season 4 premiered Friday April 3 on Netflix, just in time for those seeking something...
Two policemen arrested for clobbering pregnant woman
Kampala - Uganda Police has, on Saturday, April 4, arrested two of their colleagues and a member of a village...