A U.S. tourist on Thursday committed suicide by hanging in the central Ugandan district of Wakiso, a police spokesperson said. Patrick Onyango, Uganda’s deputy police spokesperson, said that Larkin Crow, a male adult from Texas allegedly committed suicide at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in Entebbe municipality, about 40 km south
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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta rejected a finance bill on Thursday, which would have postponed an unpopular 16% tax on fuel for two years. This had led to strikes and widespread anger. The president will address the matter during a speech later today. Parliament will also reconsider the bill "together with
Read Moreby Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, 14th September 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Since GSM was first demonstrated in Cape Town in 1993 and the first GSM networks launched the next year, the telco industry has fundamentally
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Ugandan Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. JeJe Odongo has advised Regional Police Chiefs to always be ahead of criminals if they are to reduce crime. “Crime is like a living organism; it’s dynamic and evolves with time and circumstances. The criminals are increasingly getting sophisticated in the manner they execute
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The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) Thursday announced its top 10 nominees for its prestigious US$185 000 (Shs702m) Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2018 awards. This year’s Call for Applications with its theme “African innovation: Investing in Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems” attracted more than 3 000 applications from 52 African countries. Building
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The Government of Uganda through the National Forestry Authority (NFA) is facilitating the planting of 10 million trees across the country ahead of the Taxpayer Appreciation Week . In a statement, URA that is spearheading the Taxpayer Appreciation Week says NFA has made available free tree seedlings in its 32
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The Government has backtracked on its earlier position to ban Law Development Centre (LDC) pre-entry exams, saying little research had been made by the time the decision was made yet the exams are paramount if Uganda is to have quality lawyers. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Kahinda Otafiire
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Two Ugandan national are part of the 25 applicants shortlisted for the WorldRemit Future Stars football coaching programme. They are Douglas Smith and Faruk Musema from Ibanda and Gulu district respectively. A statement from WorldRemit, says "the Future Stars programme was launched in August to offer local coaches from
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU), the regulator of Uganda’s banking sector never took efforts to revive defunct Crane Bank Limited (CBL) after taking it over, a new report reveals. CBL was placed under statutory management from 20th October 2016 to 20th January 2017. “During this period, the Statutory Manager did
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A leaked Auditor General’s Special Audit report on the Bank of Uganda over the ‘controversial’ closure of seven commercial banks has exposed the rot at the country's Central Bank. It should be noted that in a letter dated 28th November 2017, the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State
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