Fighting broke out in Uganda's parliament for a second day between lawmakers pushing for a change in laws to remove age limits for presidential candidates and those opposing it, a Reuters witness said. The Reuters journalist who was present in parliament said he saw microphone stands being used as weapons,
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Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) on Wednesday launched the ‘USE University Challenge’ in a bid to inculcate an investment culture among students in Universities across the country. The Challenge seeks to give the youth a platform to trade and understand how to invest in shares and bonds listed on the bourse.
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Buganda's K2 Telecom has gone off air leaving at least 150,000 subscribers stranded. K2 telecom, which uses the 073 code, has been off since Monday this week. The company offers voice calls, sms and internet data services. Livingstone Kitata, the K2 Telecom Public Relations Officer, says they went off due
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MTN Uganda took home five gongs at the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) 2017 awards night held on Friday 22nd September, 2017 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The awards cemented MTN Uganda’s position as the number one telecommunications company in Uganda. The accolades that MTN Uganda scooped are; Digital Brand
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The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Irene Mulyagonja has opened a war on Prof. Anthony Mbonye, the top official at Ministry of Health. Mbonye is also the husband to President Museveni's cash comptroller Lucy Nakyobe, who controls all the billions sent to State House by ministry of finance (approved by
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the People's Republic of China for the great contribution towards Africa's realization and attainment of independence even when China was still under developed. President Museveni made these remarks Sunday night while speaking at a dinner held at Kampala Serena Hotel to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the
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Uganda’s communications authority has warned radio and TV stations against broadcasting live content that "promotes a culture of violence amongst the public". It said it would take action against anyone violating broadcasting guidelines by suspending or revoking broadcasting licences. [caption id="attachment_4825" align="alignnone" width="810"] A copy of the letter[/caption] The order
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Kenyan police have used batons and tear gas to break up a protest near the election commission headquarters in Nairobi. Protesters have been demanding the sacking and prosecution of senior officials there following the annulled presidential election last month, arguing that the officials favoured President Uhuru Kenyatta. [caption id="attachment_4822" align="alignnone"
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The Ugandan parliament has adjourned after a raucous day in which MPs brawled in the chamber amid accusations that some members were carrying firearms. The adjournment followed repeated procedural objections to attempts to begin a debate about a controversial proposed constitutional change. If the proposed change goes ahead on lifting
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Hima Cement has renewed its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF)to protect River Mubuku catchment area through planting of trees and promoting safer agricultural practices amongst farmers along the river. The partnership between Hima Cement and WWF started in 2014 for protection and management of River Mubuku catchment
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