URA officials named in sh10b tax fraud

Trucks at a Revenue point. File Photo

Trucks at a Revenue point. File Photo Uganda Revenue Authority officials have been implicated in a sh10 billion tax fraud. The Auditor General, John Muwanga,  in a recent  audit report  said  the officials  More...

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96 killed as Yemen soldier turns bomber

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Kenya’s 2012 tourism earnings to dip on euro crisis, attacks

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Primary school pupils learn in groups. NMB Bank recently launched an initiative to promote savings for education.

Primary school pupils learn in groups. NMB Bank recently launched an initiative to promote savings for education. An More...

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The Director of the Arusha Declaration Museum, Constantine Nyiamabondo, is very pleased of the new section dedicated to the democratic changes in the country since 1992. (Photo by Iman Mani)

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