URA Defends Pearl Tower Move as Essential to Accommodate 1,000+ New Staff and Modernisation Needs URA Defends Strategic Move to Pearl Tower, Citing a Surge to Over 3,000 Staff and the Essential Need to Bring Key Tax Services, Including the Large Taxpayers Office, Closer to the CBD; Spokesman Robert Kalumba Directly Challenges and Denies 'False and Misleading' Social Media Claims of Shs 18 Billion Annual Rent.

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has firmly defended its acquisition of additional office space at Pearl Tower on Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala, framing the decision as a strategic necessity driven by rapid institutional growth and a commitment to modernisation. In an article published by ChimpReports, URA’s Assistant Commissioner of Public and Corporate Affairs, Robert Kalumba, detailed the Authority’s rationale for the expansion. Driven by Growth and Recruitment Kalumba explained that the move is a direct result of the URA’s substantial increase in workforce and revenue targets. The URA recently completed a large-scale recruitment drive, adding over 1,000 new staff, primarily…