Day: February 1, 2023

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has registered a revenue shortfall of Shs 94 billion a few months to the end of revenue collection account for this financial year 2022/2023. This was revealed by John Musinguzi, URA Commissioner General during a news conference as he presented key highlights of revenue performance for the period starting July to December 2022. This financial year 2022/23, URA is expected to collect Shs 25 trillion out of the national budget of shs 49 trillion. Musinguzi said in the last six months, the tax body had projected to collect Shs11.7 trillion (46.78%) but collected 11.6 trillion representing 46.40%. “Whereas there was a slight shortfall of Shs 94.80 billion, the general performance was 99.19%. This performance also shows a substantial growth in revenue of Shs 1...

The Radio Station manager of Kanungu FM, Nelson Twinamatsiko was involved in a brawl with a fellow worker identified as Anita Tumuramye alias Anita Rose after a business commission went bad. The two, both workers at the Minister Chris Baryomunsi-owned station were captured on video wrestling themselves to the ground at the premises. In the video which has now gone viral on social media, Twinamatsiko is seen standing over Anita Rose, arm twisting her while she rolls on the ground in an attempt to regain balance while at the same time refusing to release her grasp of whatever is hidden in her tiny palm. Anita Rose is clad in an animal print short dress and this limits her physical expression during the fight, while Twinamatsiko whose never give up attitude in the fight makes him completely u...