Following the increase in the cost of living and providing services at the university, Makerere has made a 10% increment with effective from 2014/15 academic year. This will affect both local and international students who intend to join the institution on private sponsorship. Since 2006, Makerere University had not hiked tuition despite the increasing costs of operation,” cited the Makerere University senior publicist, Ms Ritah Namisango. The University supreme decision-making council had earlier approved the increment despite resistance from Makerere University staff. However, Dr. Muhammad Kiggundu, the chairman of Makerere University Academic Staff Association disagreed with the conclusion. He argued…

After Uganda Revenue Authority sent many reminders to the companies to pay their outstanding tax, the body took the necessary steps. Among these, on 6th June 2014, URA finally published a list of the top companies that have deliberately failed to pay their outstanding tax dues. URA has gone as far as imposing travel bans on the business men to move abroad. And by 26th June 2014, five tycoons were blocked by immigration from existing the country. URA claims these businessmen have defrauded the tax body a lot of revenue. This comes at a time donors suspended aid to Uganda…

After the proposed bill on Tobacco Control Bill 2014, this has left many tobacco farmers wondering where they could sell their tobacco. Nearly 60,000 farmers from 25 districts in West Nile, Bunyoro, Mubende and North Kigezi have stormed Parliament demanding for a review of the Tobacco Control Bill, 2014. The farmers, through their association have appealed to legislators not to pass the Bill in its current form. Saying some of the clauses would have an impact on tobacco growing which is their only main source of income. The spokesperson of the Uganda’s Tobacco Growers Association said “tobacco farming provides all…

Every body has a story in life to tell. This is a story of a minister who sold pancakes to raise school fees. Information and National Guidance Minster Ms Rose Namayanja narrated her story of how she hawked pancakes in order to attend school. Namayanja said she came from a poor humble background that compelled her to sell pancakes.‟ Being poor or rich is not genetic. Every one is bound to succeed in life so long as you set targets,” Ms Namayanja emphasized. Ms Namayanja therefore called upon all girls to take her example. Her selling of pancakes did not…

The Ministries of Finance and Public Service have said that by June 15 2014, all the civil servants shall have received their outstanding salaries. The Finance Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mr. Keith Muhakanizi has therefore called upon all Chief Accounting Officers to submit the names of all public servants’ salary payment claims by June 4 2014. Mr. Keith sounded a strong warming to accounting officers who will fail to submit the names in time that they will be sacked. Many civil servants have gone many months without payment. Kasese Hospital nurses and doctors recently laid down their tools in protest over…

Article in summary Equity bank (Kenya) partners telecom company Mobile banking to be taken a notch higher. Equity bank customers to have their bank accounts linked to their mobile phones to deposit or withdraw money and transact Service will enable international money transfer Equity says “the first of its kind.” However, product already exists with Tropical Bank, Uganda Technology can easily be adopted, requires infrastructure, marketing and hardened security to succeed Innovation to have more impact than mobile money, as it solves all MoMo challenges, and more (says Equity bank). The MVNO links Equity Bank customer account to the mobile…