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Kampala traders vow to resume strike on Wednesday, unless Museveni speaks

Kampala traders vow to resume strike on Wednesday, unless Museveni speaks

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-07-30 16:00:00

Traders against a proposed tax collection system have vowed to resume their protests by shutting down their Kampala businesses from Wednesday, unless President Museveni re-schedules a twice deferred meeting with the group to look into its grievances.

“Traders are determined to close by July 31 if the president does not come out and talk to them using any valid media,” they said on Tuesday, under their umbrella Kampala Capital City Traders Association (KACITA).

The traders remain opposed to what they described as “high taxes on imports” and implementation of Uganda Revenue…

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