Kampala, Uganda: The Trans Africa Investment summit will bring together high-level top executives, CEOs, Managers, investors, the business community, government agencies, exporters and importers from various economic sectors from across Africa and the world. The purpose of the summit is to facilitate trade amongst African countries and the world by providing a physical networking platform for participants to interface with their potential clients and partners, as well as to attract investment opportunities for business growth across Africa. The organizing partners of the summit include; Pilot International, Women Economic Forum ,G100 Club of Global Women leaders, All Ladies League; all of…
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Kabalega Secondary School in Masindi district is seeking one billion shillings to reconstruct the dormitory, which was burnt by striking students in 2010. The call was made by the school’s head teacher, Andrew Tumwesige, during the Kabalega Secondary School Old Boys’ Association (KASSOBA) three-day retreat at the school recently. Tumwesige said that the school administration has been making several calls since 2010 to the government following the burning of Bikunya house, but no positive result has been yielded. He also cited inadequate space for the accommodation of the students, adding that they have a population of 6,500 students yet they…
One person has been knocked dead this afternoon at Kyarushesha trading centre in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district. The incident happened at around midday. According to Bright Ahumuza, the LC1 Chairperson, Kyarushesha, the yet to be identified man aged between 20 and 25, has been a water seller in the area. Ahumuza suspects the main cause of an incident to be double parking along Hohwa-Kyangwali Road. The deceased had just migrated to this place.The incident involved a trailer with registration number KBR 514X and a premio registration number UAJ 795E, thus killing the area water seller. At the time of publishing…
Ugandans have been left cursing after the tax collecting body in Uganda, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), revealed how they have increased the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax by 10%. According to a notice released by URA, it has been revealed that effective October 4th, this change has been in existence. It’s, however not only PAYE that has been increased but also the Value Added Tax (VAT). Effective October 4th, 2022, the following changes have been made to the monthly VAT return and PAYE return templates.” URA proceeded to advise all taxpayers to download the new and enhanced tax…
Muhammad Kabanda, a vendor in Owino market has accused Old Kampala Hospital of harvesting his kidney without his consent. Muhammad was paraded by Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago on Tuesday. According to Muhammad, he was involved in a motorcycle accident along Lukuli in May 2022. He sustained head injuries and was admitted to Old Kampala Hospital. He explained that the hospital recommended that he undergoes head surgery at a cost of Shs3,600,000. However, after the surgery, Muhammad said that he observed that he had fresh incisions around his lower left abdomen area. This prompted him to visit different hospitals, which…
The Katikiro of Buganda, Peter Mayiga, has called out to the government to engage coffee farmers in value addition. He says this motivates them to do better in producing coffee of more quality. The Katikiro said this while in Ssese County, Kalangala District on his two-day visit. While in the islands, he was preaching better coffee farming practices in a drive dubbed “Emwaanyi terimba”. Currently, the Island has more than 1000 coffee farmers who engage in coffee growing. However, many of the farmers have been spending up to Ugx 60,000 to transport a bag of coffee to Masaka for processing. This…
More than 200 patients from all over Acholi sub-region have undergone a free cataract surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital Kitgum. The one-week eye camp which started on October 6th was organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with partners; Sight Savers, Light of the World, Christian Blind Mission-CBM, and pharmacies such as Abacus, among others. Dr. Denis Kamara, an eye specialist at St. Joseph’s Hospital, who is also in charge of the eye surgical camp, said the camp targets 1,000 patients for eye surgery but they are also receiving more people in need of other medical assistance regarding their…
NTV Uganda has described Zziwa as a hardworking, reliable, and self-driven person whenever duty is called. “Goodbye is indeed a sad word just like some musicians put it. Herbert Zziwa, you have been hardworking, reliable, and self-driven when duty called,” said the television station on Tuesday, October 11. Sudhir Byaruhanga who is one of the senior journalists at NTV station has shown Zziwa praises describing him as a person who has been passionate about his work and a good team player. “It was nice working with you Herbert Zziwa You have been so passionate about your work and a good…
Security has rounded up 15 people in Kiruma sub-county, Mubende district, and taken them to the Ebola isolation center for screening and testing. The 15 are said to be members of the same family who had close contact with a deceased but had resisted requests by the surveillance team to test. Rosemary Byabashaija, the Mubende Resident District Commissioner says that the 15 were picked up by the Ebola task force security committee on a tip-off. She said that the security team found the affected to have been in contact with the deceased and took them into isolation at Madudu health…
Police at Kira Road have caged a 28-year-old guard attached to the Saracen security company for attempting to sell 31 bullets for 2000 shillings each and hiring out guns. The suspect, Okello Isaac, a resident of Gogonya, Kabalagala in Makindye Division, now faces charges of selling ammunition and illegal possession of Government stores. He is currently detained at Ntinda Police Station as investigations into the matter continue. Okello was netted on Tuesday in the process of selling his merchandise to one Okumu, who had already alerted police that the suspect was selling bullets and magazines at a cheap price. The…