The speaker of Uganda's parliament has suspended a crucial sitting to debate removing presidential age limit. Much of the session so far has been disrupted by those opposed to extending President Yoweri Museveni's stay in power. [caption id="attachment_7075" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Allan Sewanyana was suspended[/caption] The current age limit is 75
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Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is in hot seat as the August House debates the Controversial Constitution Amendment (No2) Bill, 2017 today. Brought by Igara West MP, Raphael Magyezi, the Bill seeks to amend article 102 (b) of the Constitution so that a person above 75 years of age
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By Eng. Moses Magogo (FUFA President) Globally, Football is that industry that did not come to its knees when the Credit Crunch hit the world economy in 2007/8. It was the case of rising revenues for the top industry earners when Airlines and Banks were closing. The natural resource for
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Regional bank, KCB Group (KCB) is set to introduce a biometric access system that will allow customers to use their fingerprints and voice to securely log into their accounts, including getting services at ATMs, reports the Daily Nation. The tier-one lender has placed a tender inviting qualified technical experts to
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Kenya is emerging from a protracted presidential election process and seeing a return to political stability. Nonetheless, challenges will persist in 2018 for organisations operating in the country and East Africa more widely. High debt levels in Kenya and unpredictable policymaking in Tanzania are among the key risks for businesses
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Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile will Monday December 18, 2017 issue the Monetary Policy Statement for the month of December. Analysts are anticipating a further reduction in the Central Bank Rate (CBR), a benchmark lending rate for commercial banks. It worth noting that the Central Bank reduced
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Ecobank Rwanda will invest more funds in agency and e-banking as the lender seeks to increase uptake of its digital products and bring on board the unbanked population across the country, official has said. This comes ahead of planned closure of five of the bank’s branches across the country next
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Men with more kilos than necessary are at greater risk of infertility, shows a study that also says they could suffer low sperm count and poor quality seed, the precursor to infertility. The study, published in the journal Human Reproduction last week, found that greater body mass index (BMI) was
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President Yoweri Museveni has urged cultural leaders and cultural institutions in the country to keep off politics, but rather endeavour to promote unity, togetherness and co-existence of all tribes and people of Uganda. The President added that cultural leaders and institutions should desist from meddling in politics because they are
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Seven teachers from five African countries have been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize 2018. Now in its fourth year, the US$1 million (Shs3.6bn) award is the largest prize of its kind. Catherine Nakabugo from Uganda, Ayodele Odeogbola and Itodo Anthony from Nigeria,
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