Traders protest over taxes and rent in downtown Kampala

Traders in Kampala closed shops and demonstrated against VAT, EFRIS enforcement, import taxes on fabrics, non-refund of withholding tax and rising rent, according to ChimpReports. Godfrey Katongole of the Uganda National Traders Alliance said the protests followed government's failure to respond to calls for dialogue. Police maintained a heavy deployment in parts of the city afterwards.