A few days ago, Vera Akech was a free woman. She was a kids’ caretaker at a school in Kitgum, Northern Uganda. That was before she crossed paths with "criminals". Currently, she is detained awaiting possession of prohibited goods charges. Akech’s troubles started on January 22, 2018 when she allegedly
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The Top 20 Investment Clubs in the recently concluded dfcu ‘Battle for Cash’ Investment Clubs Competition flew out late last week for a study tour in Nairobi. The flag off was presided over by William Sekabembe, dfcu Chief of Business and Executive Director. The three-day study tour will cover areas
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Uganda and Kenya officials will "soon" revive talks to address the perennial row between Uganda police and Kenyan fishermen that has often heightened tension on Lake Victoria. Busia County Commissioner Michael Tialal said the meeting whose specific date will be communicated later aims at finding a lasting solution over the
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Citizen TV and NTV transmitters are currently off air on free to air platforms. Citizen has sent an alert saying the Communication Authority of Kenya has switched off Citizen TV and Radio over coverage of NASA ‘swearing-in’ plan. In a statement Waruru Wachira the Managing Director- Royal Media Services Limited
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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija could be ‘censured’ this afternoon as he is to defend himself in a case where he allegedly misappropriated $200m (about Shs720bn) loan that was meant for National Medical Stores (NMS) to procure medical supplies. According to today’s Order Paper, Kasaija
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Tullow Oil has over the last one year substantially reduced its number of employees in Kenya. This has been through failure to renew contracts that were up for renewal in the course of the year as well as actual layoffs, where employees were sent home after being given a send-off
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Liberia’s new president, former soccer star George Weah, pledged to cut his salary after the government’s revenue declined last year as the nation struggles to recover from the worst outbreak of Ebola yet, reports Bloomberg. Weah will reduce his pay and benefits by a quarter, he told lawmakers Monday in
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Tongues have been twisted with the new broadcast deal that effectively locked out Azam TV out of Uganda’s football at least until December 2022. FUFA sanctioned the USD3, 000,000 (Shs10bn) deal that will see Sports Broadcasting Limited the official broadcasters of the Uganda Premier League (UPL), the Big League and
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Coca-Cola Company Monday announced that it will bring the FIFA World Cup original trophy to Uganda in March. Coca-Cola Uganda top officials said the trophy will be received by Uganda Government Officials on March 5 and will be available for the rest of Ugandans to view inside Lugogo Cricket Oval
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MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest mobile-network operator by sales, said it returned to profit in 2017, recovering from a $1 billion fine it paid for its Nigerian business in the prior period, Bloomberg reports. The telecom giant which operates in many African countries including Uganda expects to report a profit
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