Swearing in an alternative president of Kenya would be an act of treason, the country’s attorney general said on Thursday, days before an opposition leader expects to be inaugurated by an unofficial people’s assembly. Such an inauguration would worsen the rifts opened by an acrimonious election season, when more than
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Opposition MPs have launched a new anti-Age Limit campaign ahead of tabling of the report by the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee expected next week. Sources reveal that NRM MPs have finalized plans to pass the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill (No.2) 2017 before end of this month. Brought up by
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The Business council for International Understanding (BCIU), a non-profit U.S Business association dedicated to forging relationships and promoting dialogue between business and government communities across the globe, has presented the prestigious Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award to both Tony O. Elumelu and Bill Marriott, Chairman, Marriott International Inc. The
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Meshack Kipturgo is the Group Managing Director of Siginon Group, East Africa’s largest integrated logistics services provider. Siginon Group, which was founded in 1985, is a 100% Kenyan entity which began as a small clearing and forwarding company and has since morphed into a $100 million (UShs362.7bn) (annual revenues) regional
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Press freedom in Uganda is facing a deeply disturbing downward trend, United States Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has said. She made the remarks last night while speaking at the launch of the Uganda Press Photo Awards (UPPA) publication titled 'UPPA: 5-years of Photojournalism.' The book, a brainchild of Foreign
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President Yoweri Museveni's former tutor has spoken about the character of President Yoweri Museveni during his university days. Dr Graham Mytton described him as a bright but fierce, forceful, frightening and intimidating student during his days at the University College, Dar es Salaam. Mytton, a veteran scholar, author and media
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Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $40m to drive its next phase of global growth, aiming to serve 10 million customers connected to emerging markets. Half of these customers will be in Africa. As part of the expansion, WorldRemit will enable customers in Africa to transfer money to
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President Yoweri Museveni has said he is optimistic that the economy of Uganda will grow sustainably as government has now got the facts. The President was speaking at the opening and review of the 5th phase of the Presidential Investors’ Round Table (PIRT) that took place on Wednesday at State
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Bank of Uganda (BoU), the regulator of Forex bureaus has said Amin Forex Bureau Exchange Ltd is no longer allowed to transact business after its license expired and wasn’t renewed. In a statement issued on Wednesday December 6, 2017, BoU Deputy Governor Dr. Louis Kasekende said: “Amin Forex Bureau Ltd
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) condemns the high-handed manner in which the state has treated the directors and editors of Red Pepper, who have been in detention for two weeks. In a press statement issued on Thursday, ACME says the continued shutdown of Red Pepper and its affiliate titles
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