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Tax law

Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda, Managing Partner of Birungyi Barata & Advocates and one of Uganda’s foremost tax lawyers, speaks at a recent Transfer Pricing Roundtable organised by the firm. In this interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, he reflects on a career that has helped shape Uganda’s modern tax jurisprudence while building one of the country’s leading tax law firms.

PROFILE: Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda — The Making of One of Uganda’s Leading Tax Lawyers

Tell us a bit about the firm, Birungyi, Barata & Advocates. To the lay person, it is a prominent tax law firm… Well, we are a law firm, but we are also
March 4, 2026
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Robert Apenya Joins Meritas Advocates as Partner – A distinguished corporate lawyer with expertise in finance, infrastructure, and M&A, Apenya brings a wealth of experience in high-value transactions and strategic legal advisory, further cementing Meritas’s position as a leader in Uganda’s corporate legal landscape.

Meritas Advocates Scores Big As Robert Apenya Joins as Partner, Further Solidifying the Firm’s Commercial Law Practice 

In a major coup for Uganda’s legal industry, Meritas Advocates has secured Robert Apenya, one of the country’s most accomplished commercial lawyers, as a partner. This strategic move cements Meritas’s position as
March 14, 2025
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Cephas Birungyi, Founding Managing Partner of Birungyi, Barata & Associates, describes the current Tax Appeals Tribunal as 'a real breath of fresh air,' commending its ability to handle about 60 matters a week—up from just a quarter of that previously. He also praises the Tribunal’s exemplary timekeeping, stating, 'No government entity, apart from the Driving Permit Office, beats them in timekeeping."

The Stamp Duty Act: The Red Flags To Watch Out For

On 15th June 2023, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) issued a public notice, serving as a reminder to the public “to pay stamp duty on all Agreements or Memorandum of Agreement executed
August 22, 2023
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Left-Right: Lawyers, Cephas Birungyi and Patrick Kabagambe of Birungyi, Barata & Associates, as well as Phillip Karugaba and Patrick Turinawe of ENS Africa represented Kansai Plascon

Tax Appeals Tribunal sets aside UGX4.6 bn tax bill against Kansai Plascon 

The Tax Appeals Tribunal, sitting in Kampala has set aside a UGX4.6 billion import duty assessment against paint makers, Kansai Plascon Uganda. The company dragged the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to the
April 14, 2023
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