On May 30, 2018, police in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, arrested three men suspected to have been part of a group selling illicit brews in Munyaka estate and its environs. This is after security officers netted more than 300 sachets of illicit liquor-simba waragi- believed to have been smuggled from
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The Parliamentary Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) is today expected to start investigations into queries raised in the special audit report by the Auditor General about the closure of seven banks by the Bank of Uganda. Last week, COSASE Chairperson, Abdu Katuntu (in featured photo) said
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Top youth group, Youth Power Research Uganda has set tough questions it wants parliament to follow in investigating the central bank. The questions are contained in a statement issues on Tuesday evening. Below is the statement BoU IS SCARED OF PARLIAMENT (COSASE) As parliament plans to investigate Bank of Uganda
Read MoreCIDADE DO CABO, África do Sul, 30 de outubro 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-organização de defesa recém criada Part Worn Africa solicita que os governos e as entidades reguladoras em todo o continente Africano desenvolvam e cumpram uma regulamentação mais forte relativamente às vendas de pneus usados e em segunda mão. Part
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MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Tuesday grilled officials from Uganda Prisons Services over the prolonged stay of prisoners on remand without trial, a thing they say violates their rights. They were appearing before the Committee to respond to audit queries raised by the Auditor General that indicated
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An audit into the numbers of refugees in Uganda has uncovered that previously reported figures were over-estimated by more than 300,000 people, BBC reports. It follows allegations earlier this year that corrupt Uganda government officials had inflated the refugee figures. Four officials in the department of refugees were suspended. Uganda
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has spoken out on the reported fake eggs on the Ugandan market. This is after Sunday Vision of 28th October 2018 run a story under the headline: “Fake eggs hit Kampala Market”. UNBS says the story contains inaccuracies and misrepresentation of facts particularly
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The Opposition Chief Whip, Ibrahim Ssemujju has expressed disappointment in Ugandan professors, describing them as fortune hunters. He argues that they should be at the helm of Uganda’s political leadership, but many have remained silent on issues affecting Ugandans. The Kira Municipality MP made the remarks this morning while appearing
Read MoreCAPE TOWN, South Africa, 29 October 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Newly launched advocacy organisation Part Worn Africa is calling for governments and regulatory bodies across the African continent to develop and enforce stronger regulations governing the sale of part-worn and second-hand tyres. Part Worn Africa will advocate that part-worn
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The maiden Kenya Airways direct flight from Nairobi to New York ended shortly after 2pm on Monday, with a touchdown at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The Kenya Airways (KQ) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner left the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for the US in a historic flight in Kenya’s
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