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Partnerships · Kampala · 15 September 2026
President Kabanda receives partners at FUTA headquarters
The President hosted visiting partners at the national secretariat in Park Mpya Mall — boardroom, handshake, and a working relationship in the same office where traders bring their files.
Government partnership · 15 September 2026
FUTA sits with government so traders are in the room
The federation’s work is not only a press conference. It is meetings in government offices — under the Uganda flag — where traders’ files are actually held.
Press conference · Kampala · 14 September 2026
FUTA is ready to work with State House, Finance and the Prime Minister
President John Kabanda told journalists that traders want a working relationship with government — and that signed commitments, including relief money, must now move from paper to payment.
Trade order · 24 August 2026
FUTA warns KCCA over confiscation of traders’ property in Kampala arcades
Enforcement that seizes goods and does not return them is collapsing businesses. FUTA says the Trade Order must be applied without destroying livelihoods.
Relief · 11 May 2026
FUTA follows up delayed compensation for flood-hit Kampala traders
Government promised Shs 20 billion after the Nakivubo floods. Competing lists and confusion in distribution have left genuine small traders outside the process.
Governance · 22 May 2026
Traders applaud the anti-corruption drive and ask for business-minded leadership
FUTA backs investigations that recover stolen public money — and wants people who have actually run businesses appointed to the economic ministries.
Leadership · 3 January 2025
John Kabanda named among Uganda’s Top 100 of 2024
Bukedde Newspaper listed the FUTA President among the country’s outstanding people of 2024 — a recognition he dedicated to every trader who believes in unity.
Origin · 17 January 2025
How FUTA was born: one umbrella after the EFRIS stand-off
President Museveni asked traders to form one national body. FUTA is that body — and it still sits with URA so new tax systems are consulted, not imposed.