Tag Archives: Pay

High Court Upholds URA Decision, Orders Airtel to Pay Shs 1.09Bn

High Court Upholds URA Decision Orders Airtel to Pay Shs

The Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered Airtel Uganda Limited to pay Shs 1.09 billion in additional taxes arising from the importation of telecommunications equipment. In a ruling delivered by Justice Stephen Mubiru, the court upheld the Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) decision to reassess the value of imported equipment after questioning the declared transaction value. The dispute stems …

Read More »

Pictorial: Hundreds Gather in Kalangala to Pay Tribute to Hon. Nakimuli

Pictorial Hundreds Gather in Kalangala to Pay Tribute to Hon

Kalangala– Residents from various villages making up Kalangala district, Religious leaders, Legislators, political heads, cultural leaders and other members of the public have gathered at Kalangala district h headquarters to pay tribute to the fallen Kalangala Woman Member of Parliament Hon. Hellen Nakimuli. Hon. Hellen Nakimuli’s body at Kalangala District Council ahead of special sitting. (Courtesy photos) The National Unity Platform …

Read More »

PEANUTS PAY, POWER WARS, PROFITS GREED…The real story behind MTN MoMo boss Yego shock exit

eeeqw

Shockwaves are still rippling through Uganda’s telecom corridors after Richard Yego, the Managing Director of MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd (MTN MoMo), stepped down, setting the stage for a dramatic February 2026 handover. Officially, it is a diplomatic transition. Unofficially, insiders are whispering about peanuts salary, boardroom jealousy, profit obsession and a silent corporate war that made his position untenable. …

Read More »

After U.S. cuts anti-HIV funds, Kenya’s health staff work without pay

Kenya health worker

By Victoria Amunga KISUMU, Kenya — On a hot Tuesday afternoon, 52-year-old Paul Ochieng sits in a consultation room at Ogongosa health center on the outskirts of Kenya’s Kisumu city. He is not there for his own appointment; he has accompanied one of his teenage clients after completing morning home visits. But unlike years past, Ochieng will return home without pay for the …

Read More »

SAVE US! Water Ministry on Spot as Meteorology Graduate Trainees Go 12 Months without Pay, Official Contracts

ministry-of-water-ug-phone-pic

A group of 30 graduate trainees who previously worked under the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) say they have gone over a year without pay following the merger of the authority into the Ministry of Water and Environment. The trainees, who were first recruited in November 2018, claim they have continued performing official duties — including collecting and transmitting weather …

Read More »

MPs Renew Calls to Address Teachers’ Pay Disparities

MPs Renew Calls to Address Teachers Pay Disparities

The Committee on Education and Sports is expected to present a report to Parliament within two weeks, on two petitions on disparity in teachers’ pay. The petitions were brought before Parliament by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) and the Uganda Technical and Vocational Trainers’ Union (UTVTU). While chairing the House on Monday, 20 October 2025, the Deputy Speaker, Thomas …

Read More »