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News, guides and plain-English explainers on selling, stock, tax, payments, payroll and running a business in Uganda and East Africa, from the team behind Kit.
KRA wants stock records inside eTIMS: what Kenyan shops should do
A September 2026 KRA notice tells TIMS and eTIMS users to keep stock-in and stock-out records in the system. The legal basis, penalties and what to do.
Kit POS Desktop 3.4.2: a Log out button and a quieter till
Release 3.4.2 of Kit POS Desktop for Windows adds Log out to the Open register window, keeps local data between users and backs off polling on slow lines.
Kit Pay use cases: collect, pay and reconcile inside Kit
Five everyday jobs Kit Pay does for a Ugandan business, from MoMo on the till to supplier payouts with approvals, charged per transaction, no monthly fee.
Kenya's 2% tourism levy: what hotels and restaurants file by the 10th
Kenya's Tourism Levy Order charges 2% of gross receipts from food, drinks, accommodation and other services, due by the 10th. The record and the penalties.
Kenya pharmacy licence renewals: lessons from the 2026 deadline
Kenya's Pharmacy and Poisons Board said penalties applied once the 2026 renewal deadline passed. What the rules say and how to avoid a repeat in 2027.
Hiring in Kenya: PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the housing levy explained
A Ugandan owner's guide to Kenyan payroll: KRA bands and relief, NSSF tiers, the 2.75% SHIF deduction, the 1.5% housing levy and the 9th-of-month deadline.
Renewing your Kampala trading licence before 1 January
KCCA trading licences expire on 31 December. What the licence is, who is exempt, the documents to bring, sample fees by grade and the LST paid with it.
Gym member data: what Ugandan gyms must protect by law
Sign-up forms, phone numbers, health notes and check-in records are personal data under Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act. What a gym owner must do.
Franchising your brand in Uganda starts with a trademark
What a franchise actually licenses, how to register the mark with URSB, why quality-control clauses protect it, and what to put in the operations manual.
Food hygiene rules for Kampala restaurants, from kitchen to floor
KCCA enforces food hygiene in hotels, restaurants and bars under the Public Health Act. What it asks of food handlers, and a kitchen routine that holds up.
Five stock reports every shop owner should read weekly
Stock value by location, slow movers, fast movers, variances and margin by product: what each report tells you, and the one decision to make from each.
Festive season stock: what last December taught Kampala traders
Full shelves, thin footfall in Kikuubo last Christmas, plus new excise on cooking oil, sugar and spirits. How to stock for December 2026 and not overbuy.
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