Police has spoken out on the reported kidnap of members belonging to a youth group, Youth Power Research Uganda that has been at the centre of fighting corruption in Uganda. Below is a statement from police about their arrests; Police has arrested two suspects in connection to various allegations and
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The Directorate of Ethics and Integrity officials Thursday failed to account for multi-millions spent in two financial years. Officials led by Ethics Minister Fr. Simon Lokodo were appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to provide responses to queries raised in the June 2016 and June 2017 audit reports, but
Read MoreMeeting of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) and Stakeholders Intervening in the Water and Sanitation Sector LIBREVILLE, Gabon, 8 November 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Water and Sanitation are among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. Today, 50% of the African population are threatened
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By Reuters Uganda, which is developing oil deposits but has yet to begin production, will launch its next bidding round for oil exploration licenses in May 2019, a government official said on Tuesday. Uganda discovered 6.5 billion barrels worth of hydrocarbon deposits 12 years ago in the Albertine rift basin
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Kenya listed oil marketer KenolKobil is set to acquire 33 petrol stations in Uganda and Rwanda, marking a return to expansion nearly three years since it scaled down its regional footprint by exiting Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo markets, Daily Nation reports. The company announced on Wednesday that
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The MTN Foundation has Wednesday, following its donation of Shs50m towards the relief efforts of the landslide affected people in Bududa, delivered some relief items to the community. MTN contributed to the Uganda Red Cross drive to raise Shs1.2bn to help the people of Bukalasi Subcounty, Bududa District that were
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By Aloysious Kasoma dfcu Bank in partnership with Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and Daily Monitor has launched a new expo which will see top women business proposals win up to sh30M. The expo is scheduled to take place on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th November, 2018 in Kampala. Speaking at
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Poultry business is increasingly becoming a lucrative business in Uganda and the world at large. The increasing demand for chicken (call it chicken meat) and eggs resulting from the growing population and townships across the country provides an opportunity for new and existing farmers to cash in on this enterprise.
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One-time Somali refugee Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, has been elected into the US House of Representatives. Ms Omar, 36, migrated to the US as a teenager. She beat Republican Jennifer Zielinski to win a seat to represent Minnesota. Ms Omar and Michigan's Rashida Tlaib have become the first two Muslim
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A top manager at Kenya based Equity Bank linked to sexual harassment of interns has been replaced after accusations against him were made public in Facebook posts last month. The manager whose identity was not disclosed is accused of making inappropriate advances towards female interns under the Equity Leaders Programme
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