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URA to lose UGX 2 trillion to tax exemptions

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Revenue Authority – URA is concerned that it will forego up to Sh2 trillion in tax expenditures in the next financial year. The URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi, revealed this on Thursday while appearing before Members of Parliament on Parliament’s Committee of Finance …

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Supplementary budget request deferred after stalemate

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has deferred decision making on the Supplementary Expenditure Schedule 1 of Financial Year 2021/22, following a deadlock. The Opposition vehemently rejected the Shs2.59 trillion supplementary expenditure, with Shadow Finance Minister Muhammad Kivumbi terming it an attempt by the Ministry of …

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Bishop Baharagate was a great shepherd of the flock

Baharagate Bows Out after 53 Years of Episcopal Journey Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic community in Uganda is mourning the death of Dr. Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki, an eminent figure who served as Bishop of Hoima Diocese from 1969 to 1991. The bishop, who was 93 years old, …

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BAIL: Minister Kitutu remanded to Luzira until after Easter

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded the Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono to Luzira Prison for loss of public property, corruption, and conspiracy to defraud the government. Kitutu was arraigned before the Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Joan Achiro on Thursday.  Kitutu …

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Former Fort Portal Mayor granted bail

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev. Willy Kintu Muhanga, the former Mayor of Fort Portal City, and his five co-accused are out on bail. The others are David Musinguzi, Patrick Kasoro, Chris Tusiime, Henry Kyomuhendo, and Thomas Kakuru. The Fort Portal Grade I Magistrates Court remanded the six …

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