By Irene Kabakama Betty Mkonyi, the Country Representative of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), has revealed they are in the final stages of launching a new product called “Cargo Pay,” where traders will be able to make payments to KPA using their phones and in their local currencies. According to Mkonyi, this product will be …
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Correspondence by Isaiah Okoche In the smuggling underbelly, a consolidator is a next-level economic saboteur partly because they are not easy to detect but also because, if untamed, they can become a nuisance to fair traders. Consolidators use porous points of the border and the art of getting something into the country in small rations. …
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Correspondence by Peter Sebyoto In the wee hours of Sunday morning, the Karuma Checkpoint Enforcement team’s antenna picked up intel about a suspicious Box Body Fuso truck registration number UBD 230F full of contraband snaking its way through Olwiyo trading center approximately 50 km away from Karuma. The checkpoint is among the most strategic ones …
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By Immaculate Wanyenze It is that time of the year on Uganda’s social calendar when there is the ba-summer (Ugandans working abroad) invasion. They are known for causing “inflation” in town because of too much spend on expensive drinks and food. Their expenditure also spreads to driving around Luxurious cars. In most cases the cars …
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Last Friday, the URA enforcement team in Hoima together with Regional Intelligence Liaison Officer Western region exposed a habitual cosmetics smuggler. Following intelligence reports, it was discovered that the smuggler had consistently piled his smuggled “goodies” in one of the houses behind Flobbeto Nursery and Primary School in hoima district ready for transportation to Kampala. …
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By Irene Kabakama URA recently participated in the Top 100 Mid-sized Companies Gala, where they awarded various companies that were recognized in the Top 100 Mid-sized Companies survey. The Gala, which was premised on “SMEs Shaping the Future Business Landscape,” follows the Top 100 Mid-sized Companies survey, which seeks to identify Uganda’s fastest-growing medium-sized companies and …
By Joshua Niyonshima DFCU Bank has opened its doors for a URA-One Stop Center strategically located at the DFCU Kampala Road Branch. The center will provide a range of services to taxpayers, including e-tax assessments for land transfers, passports, stamp duty, driving permits, work permits, company registrations, and all other services offered by URA. Speaking …
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By Joshua Niyonshima URA engaged taxpayers during the recently concluded engule tournament held by Simba Radio in Mukono. The taxpayers were tipped about the waiver of penalty and interest tax measures that was implemented this financial year. Michael Masembe, the Ag. Manager Tax Education at URA clarified that taxpayers who pay their outstanding primary tax by December …
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By Joshua Niyonshima Recently, 800 clearing agents and URA staff received training on data governance to improve data management. The training, which was facilitated by the URA Data Governance Committee, focused on the quality of data collected and maintained in URA systems and its usage for decision-making. During the session with clearing agents in Kampala, …
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