The Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Katakwi District, Moses Oonyu, stressed that the business community’s reluctance to pay taxes hinders progress. He urged businesses to comply, stating that development benefits Ugandans when taxes are paid.
BIRDC boasts of extracting flour from banana fingers, locally known as “tooke flour,” which is a raw material for several forms of bakery products ranging from cake, bread, chapattis, crisps, biscuits, porridge, etc, coupled with nutritious supplements, paper extracted from banana fibre, among other products still under study.
The Acting KCCA Executive Director, Andrew Kitaka inspected the markets on Monday morning and reopened Kajubi, Muluya, Freedom and Bivamuntuuyo Markets.
On Wednesday, KCCA Executive Director Andrew Kitaka, his deputy Sam Serunkuuma, the Director Gender and Community Development Officer Harriet Mudondo and political leaders inspected the market to assess the level of compliance.
Otoori explains that the shots are taken on annual basis because every year, a new vaccine is manufactured depending on the new strains of flu that might be affecting people during a certain part of the year.
