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Uganda’s Cabinet has approved the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) as the country’s Tax Identification Number (TIN), in a move intended to simplify tax registration, improve taxpayer tracking and strengthen revenue collection. The decision was reached during a Cabinet meeting held at State House Entebbe on August 31, according to the Government of […] The post Cabinet Approves National ID as Uganda’s T

Uganda’s Cabinet has approved the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) as the country’s Tax Identification Number (TIN), in a move intended to simplify tax registration, improve taxpayer tracking and strengthen revenue collection. The decision was reached during a Cabinet meeting held at State House Entebbe on August 31, according to the Government of […] The post Cabinet Adopts National ID Number as TIN a

Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Personnel from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UDPF) and the Police have been deployed at the Tooro Kingdom administrative offices at Muchwa in Fort Portal City. The Muchwa also houses the kingdom’s parliamentary chambers (Orukurato Orukuru Orwensanju). The deployment followed an announcement by Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong … The post Tooro elders’ meeting halted by se

A succession dispute is emerging in Tooro Kingdom after the Babiito royal clan demanded that the reported son of the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV be presented for verification before any succession arrangements are made. The demand comes amid claims by Queen Mother Best Kemigisa and Tooro prime minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomire […] The post Tooro royals raise dispute over reported King Oyo heir app

Cabinet approves use of NIN as TIN to boost revenue collection Daily Monitor

Cabinet has approved the National Identification Number as the Tax Identification Number for taxpayers, alongside measures on drought relief, water management and the completion of the National Building Review Board.

Sembabule, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd has commissioned new and refurbished sanitation facilities at Kabagarame Market in Sembabule District, aimed at improving public health, sanitation and safety for market vendors and the surrounding community. The facilities, located near EACOP’s Main Camp and Pipe Yard 3 (MCPY … The post EACOP commissions new sanitation facilitie

Prison Warder Moses Anguyo has been convicted of murdering four people, including two prison officers and a one-year-old child, during a shooting at Kiboga Government Prison before fleeing to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cabinet adopts NIN as TIN, approves new National Water Policy PML Daily

The remains of the late Tooro King, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, are expected to arrive in Uganda on Thursday as the kingdom and government intensify preparations for his final rites. The body is expected to arrive at Entebbe International Airport from Nairobi at around 10am, according to Yunus Kakande, the Permanent Secretary […] The post King Oyo’s remains expected Thursday as Tooro prepares for fina

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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government plans to enforce waste sorting at source across the country as part of efforts to improve waste management, reduce poor disposal practices and promote recycling. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja said households, institutions and large organisations will be expected to separate waste at the point of disposal, with local governments … The post Government moves to enforce waste sort

Nebbi Municipal Council is facing an administrative standoff over the custody of its official gown and seal, with the Clerk to Council accusing the Speaker of withholding the items while the Speaker denies possessing the seal and says he only took the gown home for cleaning.

The trial of former Karamoja Affairs minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu over the alleged diversion of government iron sheets has been further delayed, with the Anti-Corruption court adjourning the case to October 12, 2026. Kitutu and her former personal assistant, Joshua Abaho, appeared before justice David Makumbi on Monday. Kitutu’s brother, Michael Naboya Kitutu, who is […] The post Ex-minister Kitutu iron sheets trial

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, has publicly overruled recent restrictions on bar and club operating hours imposed by Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi. In a post on his official X account late on Monday night, Muhoozi declared that the decision on when bars and clubs open and close rests solely with […] The post Muhoozi trims Balaam’s wings: ‘Don’t bother drunkards, let them

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Director of Public Prosecutions has been ordered to disclose the exhibits it intends to rely on in the trial of nine Finance Ministry and Bank of Uganda officials accused of manipulating government payment systems in a scheme that allegedly caused losses of about Shs60 billion. Anti-Corruption Division Judge David … The post DPP ordered to disclose exhibits in Shs60 billion payment fraud c

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The Office of the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) in Kaberamaido District has scheduled a series of community meetings to assess the implementation of government programmes and give residents a platform…

MUKONO — Mukono District leaders have called for greater transparency in land acquisition and compensation for communities affected by the 92.4-kilometre Kampala–Jinja Expressway project. The demand was made on Monday during a meeting between the Parliamentary Committee on National Economy and Mukono District leaders, where the Ministry of Works and Transport technical team briefed local […] The post Mukono Leaders D

Government has urged religious leaders to complement spiritual teachings with messages that encourage believers to fight poverty, improve household incomes and contribute to community development.

Speaker Jacob Mackson Oboth-Oboth and First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga have pledged to work together to address persistent challenges affecting health, education, roads and government land in Kaliro District.

Government has begun preparations to return the body of the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV to Tooro Kingdom, where he will be accorded traditional mourning rites and a full state funeral.

The US Congress has pushed back against President Donald Trump's efforts to slash foreign aid, which has long been supported by Democrats and Republicans alike—but a new report on more than a dozen Memoranda of Understanding that the White House has reached w…