Ugandan Members of Parliament (MPs) recently clashed the Executive over payment of health workers, with the two arms of government bitterly disagreeing on 2017/18 budget allocations. The Health Ministry had submitted a proposal requesting for Shs46.86bn in 2017/17 budget for wage requirement for the authorized recruitment of staff for health
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Tanzanian President John Magufuli has directed the confiscation of all undeveloped farms in the country and ordered that they be reallocated to other citizens. The President made the directive during a meeting with Regional Commissioners (RCs), at State House in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday. President Magufuli said it isn’t
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Kenya Airways has moved a step closer to operating direct flights to the United States after the Department of Transportation (DOT) granted it the first set of licenses. The national carrier has received “exemption authority” from the DOT, allowing it to commence flights to the US provided it secures clearance
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By Katusiime Kellen Airtel Uganda has joined hands with Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) to mobilize the public to donate blood in a 4-day campaign. Airtel and UBTS have set up six centres within Kampala and its suburbs to enhance their ‘Be Red Campaign’ which targets to raise over 4,000
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United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) successfully raised USD500 million through a debut Eurobond that was over-subscribed by 240%. The significant investor demand reflects the strong global investor appetite for UBA’s credit and support for the Group’s pan-African financial services strategy. The Global Offering is a five-year senior unsecured benchmark bond (144A/Reg S)
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Uganda should resort to witchcraft and violence if she wants to solve the now controversial land question, says President Yoweri Museveni's Senior Advisor on the media. Tamale Mirundi revealed this while appearing on local Tevelevision NBS on Tuesday morning. The One-on-One With Tamale Mirundi show is hosted by Simon Muyanga
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The Uganda government chief whip Ruth Nankabirwa has scoffed at National Resistance Movement (NRM) members allegedly soliciting for money from the party so they can push through for a constitutional amendment to lift the presidential age limit. A number of legislators are reported to be making financial demands in order
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According to research done by Wash a non-government organization with interest in water and sanitation in Uganda, over eight million Ugandans have no access to clean water. The report indicates that the most affected areas are parts of rural Uganda. A clear example of this, are residents of Bamutukudde Gayaza
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About 15 people are missing after a seven-storey building collapsed on Monday night in an eastern suburb of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. [caption id="attachment_1785" align="alignnone" width="624"] Rescue workers are searching the rubble for survivors[/caption] The Kenya Red Cross tweeted that response teams were on the scene at the building, in
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The African continent is expected to grow to a US$3trn (Shs10,756 trillion) economy by 2030, according Ernst & Young’s ‘Attractive Program Africa 2017’ report. The strongest economies over the last two years have included commodity-importing East African countries such as Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda while the West African economies
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