Kenya’s Supreme Court has Wednesday given the detailed reasons behind its decision to nullify the outcome of the August 8 presidential election, reports the Daily Nation. In the long-awaited decision, the majority opinion of four rapped the electoral commission for the way it conducted the poll. LAW BREACH The Independent
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Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, took the podium expressing support for the theme of the United Nations 72nd General Assembly – ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent life for all on a Sustainable Planet’ – questioning why the world’s elites failed to see its pertinence. “Who would lose
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Ministers of Youth, Culture and sport of the African Union member states meeting in Nairobi have endorsed the Draft Statute of the African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission (AACC) at the Extraordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sport (STC-YCS2). The AACC was established in June 2016
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Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, has completed100G upgrades to key routes on the East Africa Fibre Ring. The upgrade to 100G wavelengths takes advantage of the latest DWDM technology from Ekinops allowing Liquid Telecom to offer the largest lit backhaul capacity in Africa. It offers up to 10
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President Yoweri Museveni has told American investors that he would like President Donald Trump to prioritize economic infrastructure development to help lower the cost of doing business in developing countries. The President was addressing the Uganda Investors Roundtable organized and hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright, a leading international law firm
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Frank Tumwebaze, Uganda’s ICT Minister has apparently declared war on Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary, Keith Muhakanizi. The fight is about deals concerning who is the right entity to supply internet to all government agencies and departments. Muhakanizi’s Thursday 14th September letter ordered all Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)
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Troubled retail chain Nakumatt’s proposed merger with rival Tuskys Supermarkets is facing a major regulatory hurdle after it emerged that the two top retailers had not sought the competition watchdog’s approval as required by law, reports Business Daily. Nakumatt, which is Kenya’s largest retail chain by number of outlets and
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The role of Bank of Uganda’s legal department has come into question after it emerged that the Central Bank has spent about Shs3bn on external lawyers in a period of about two years. The revelation came into light on Tuesday when BoU officials led by Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile
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Raphael Magyezi, the man behind the proposal to table a Private Member’s Bill to remove the 75 year Presidential age limit cap is apparently living in fear for his dear life. The Igara West MP says he has received death threats from Ugandans over his attempts to amend the Article
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Kenya’s Chief Justice, David Maraga has condemned the continued attacks on judges and stated that the Judiciary is prepared to pay the ultimate price to protect Constitution and rule of law, reports the Standard Newspaper. Maraga said Judiciary will not be cowed by the attacks that have ensued following the
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