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Judiciary is optimistic of building more courts to bring Justice near to Ugandan's and reduce the cost of rent spent on different court premises. This was revealed by the Judiciary permanent secretary Dr. Pius Bigirimana, during an exclusive with UBC TV

The High Court in Jinja has restrained Sheikh Shaban Mubaje from calling himself the legitimate Mufti of Uganda. An argument raised by Counsel Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, the  attention of Court was drawn to the orders that were directed by Hon Lady Justice Alexandra Nkonge Rugadya. The Acting Principal Judge on the 22nd December 2023 said Sheikh Mubaje had been already retired in Public interest by the General Assembly that sat on the16th / 17th December 2023 and subsequently His Eminence Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo was sworn in by the UMSC General Assembly as the Acting Mufti of Uganda. Logically, this is the status quo that was ordered by Court.

An internal audit report from the office of the auditor general shows that Lecturers could be partly to blame for the Education disparities in most public universities. The report is meant to strengthen accountability and self-regulation among public entities and other government institutions

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is expected to launch National HIV/ Self-testing kit on 9th-May 2024 at Kololo ceremonial grounds aimed at rolling out self-testing massive campaign in the Country. The Ministry of Health in partnership with Life Care Diagnostics Limited will Scaling up the Abbot HIV self testing kit - “The Check Now for HIV Epidemic control in Uganda The implementation of the program is focused at increasing knowledge of HIV status within People living HIV and Mitigating stigma associated with HIV Testing through simple and effective self testing kit.

President Yoweri Museveni has called on the Business community to support national development by embracing taxation and import substitution. This was at an open-air session on matters of taxation and trade with the business community at Kololo independence grounds. Responding to concerns raised by the traders representatives, President Museveni said the Electronic Fiscal Receipting system (EFRIS) is relevant in Government’s developmental aspirations since it achieves three important things and these are; ore tax collection, fair spread of tax and protects local factories.

The parish development model, a program aimed at lifting Ugandans out of poverty, risks ending up like all the previous costly projects over the years unless the government puts in place a driving policy to ensure value for money. An NTV spot check in the Soroti district, for instance, shows old failure symptoms, where some beneficiaries say the money is too little to make any change in their lives, while others see it as a political gift. Some have received less or used the money to pay school fees. All these challenges, amidst worsening climate-related challenges, have affected many recipients, whose households largely depend on agriculture for a living. Last month, the government released the second tranche of PDM funds totaling up to UGX 267 billion to be disbursed among 5,322 vetted SACCOs country-wide, with each set to receive UGX 50 million. Malcolm Musiime reports. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

Continuing with matters in Kololo, the leaders of traders' associations have threatened to lock down their businesses again, displeased with the outcome of the Kololo meeting with President Museveni. They argue that President Museveni did not address any of their concerns about taxes at the much-anticipated meeting. However, the Uganda Revenue Authority spokesperson, Ibrahim Bbosa, urged the traders to have a sit-down with URA for clarification on the functionality of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing solution, EFRIS. Our correspondent, Jackson Onyango, caught up with both Bbosa and the president of the Federation of Traders’ Associations, John Kabanda, shortly after the president's address. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

Internal Affairs State Minister Gen. David Muhoozi has warned local council authorities and intelligence officials against blocking indigenous Ugandans seeking national identity cards, while also providing them to foreign nationals through bribes. The warning came as Muhoozi accompanied National Identification & Registration Authority officials on a sensitization drive in Luweero today. The minister's tour followed public concerns about the complexities of securing a national identity card. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

Legislators on the Public Accounts Committee have questioned heads of government and higher institutions of learning about the money collected from students and how it is put to use. As they inspected the institutions today, the legislators and their committee chairperson, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, noted that in the Auditor General's 2023 report, discrepancies had been discovered between the monies collected and the budget allocations made. For Makerere Business School, the former Principal Wasswa Balunywa was summoned to appear before the committee to account for funds that were dispersed to this institution during his leadership. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

A meeting between traders and President Museveni over the valuation of Value Added Tax has ended with none of the issues they raised being resolved. Instead, the president called for time to study why the traders wanted their VAT threshold revised and also said they should use the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS). Jackson Onyango brings us up to speed on what transpired in Kololo, the venue of their meeting. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

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EFRIS: MUSEVENI ADVOCATES FOR FLEXIBILITY OF THE SYSTEM'S IMPLEMENTATION

MUSEVENI TASKS TRADERS TO RESORT TO MANUFACTURING OUR OWN RATHER THAN IMPORTING

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The former President of the Opposition Forum for Democratic Change Dr. Kiiza Besigye has blamed the government for failing to address the problem of land grabbing in Bunyoro Sub-Region. He was in Hoima City to popularize the Power Ten agenda of the Katonga Road faction of the FDC. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda