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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.
Expiry dates in stock: running FEFO in a pharmacy or food shop
How first-expiry-first-out works on the shelf and in the system, what Ugandan pharmacy standards require, and how to write off short-dated stock cleanly.
eTIMS for Kenyan salons, gyms and repair shops
KRA requires every business in Kenya, VAT-registered or not, to invoice through eTIMS. What a small service business must do and the simplified options.
Employment contracts in Uganda: written particulars and probation
The particulars every Ugandan employee must receive in writing within twelve weeks, the probation rules, notice periods by service and the 2026 changes.
The Employment (Amendment) Act 2026: what small employers must change
Uganda's biggest labour law overhaul in two decades was assented to on 29 April 2026. Casual workers, probation, dismissal hearings and severance change.
EFRIS now reaches twelve sectors, VAT-registered or not
Since July 2025 hotels, restaurants, builders, ICT firms and eight other sectors must issue EFRIS e-receipts without VAT registration. Rule and penalties.
Connecting a restaurant, bar or lodge till to EFRIS
Hotels, restaurants and bars must use EFRIS whatever their VAT status. What the receipt carries, what to do in an outage, the penalties and how to connect.
EAC tariff changes for 2026/27: what importers should check
The EAC Council of Ministers' 2026/27 Common External Tariff measures took effect on 1 July. Higher duties on some finished goods, remissions on inputs.
Drug shop and pharmacy licences in Uganda: what the law requires
The National Drug Policy and Authority Act sets who may run a pharmacy or drug shop, what the premises need and what unlicensed trading costs.
Digital tax stamps: how a bar should check stock before accepting it
Beer, spirits and wine sold in Uganda must carry a URA digital tax stamp. How to verify one with the Kakasa app or SMS 8119, and the penalty for unstamped.
Cutting clinic waiting times: queue and appointment basics
Long waits lower patient satisfaction, as Ugandan research shows. Practical queue, triage and appointment methods a small clinic can run from reception.
Customer phone numbers are personal data: what the PDPO expects
Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act covers the customer list in your till. What a shop must do on consent, security, breaches and PDPO registration.
Customer loyalty programmes and Uganda's data protection law
A loyalty scheme collects personal data. What Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act asks of a shop that keeps customer numbers, and how to make it work.
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