URA FOILS TRADERS’ STRIKE PLOT! Tax body exposes alleged hired disruptors who infiltrated meeting to trigger CBD industrial action
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has exposed what it describes as a sinister plot by alleged hired disruptors to hijack a crucial meeting with traders and spark a strike in Kampala’s Central Business District (CBD).
In a strongly worded statement, URA revealed that it had received intelligence indicating that some individuals had allegedly been recruited to disrupt its November 10, 2026 meeting with traders and incite industrial action.
The meeting, scheduled for 2:00pm, had been organised to address a raft of concerns raised by the business community over taxation, customs operations and the general trading environment.
However, what was supposed to be a constructive engagement reportedly descended into controversy after some participants objected to a security arrangement requiring traders to leave their mobile phones at the registration desk before entering the meeting venue.
According to URA, some participants initially complied with the request, but the situation changed when the alleged disruptive elements arrived and questioned the arrangement.
Several traders subsequently retrieved their phones, remained outside the meeting hall and declined to participate despite efforts by URA leadership to persuade them to enter.
URA condemned what it described as an attempt by hired elements to infiltrate a genuine gathering of traders and destabilise an important engagement between the tax authority and the business community.
The authority insists that it remains committed to dialogue and addressing legitimate concerns affecting businesses rather than allowing alleged saboteurs to derail discussions.
Among the contentious issues lined up for discussion were payment of taxes in Kenya on textiles destined for Uganda, smuggling of textiles, the new cargo clearance procedures for buses, customs clearance delays, EFRIS enforcement among city landlords and revenue leakages arising from container leading.
These are concerns that have continued to feature in discussions about the cost of doing business and tax administration in Uganda.
Rather than abandon engagement, URA has promised to organise another meeting with what it described as actual traders, giving the business community another opportunity to raise its concerns.
The authority says it regrets the disruption but remains determined to listen, engage and work with taxpayers to build a stronger partnership for national development.
The latest development puts the spotlight on the growing tensions surrounding tax administration and the need to separate genuine grievances by traders from any attempts to hijack legitimate dialogue.
URA has made its position clear: legitimate traders deserve an audience, and their concerns must not be drowned out by disruption.
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