dfcu bank in partnership with Monitor Publication Limited’s Daily Monitor and Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) have been running a program dubbed ‘Rising Woman’ aimed at recognizing, celebrating and promoting a culture of mentorship among women in business. Nakayenze Sandra emerged as the third runner up in the Rising Woman proposal
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The suicide bomber who blew himself up at the dusitD2 Hotel in Kenya was a Mombasa born Al-Shabaab recruit who travelled to Somalia for training. Blown up in smithereens, the 25-year-old Mahir Khalid Riziki was born and brought up in Majengo area of Mombasa town. Police say it is while attending prayers at Musa Mosque that Mahir met his recruiter, Ramadhan Hamisi Kufungwa, now
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President Yoweri Museveni is expected later today to commission the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Tower, the fancy Skyscraper that will be home to the tax body. Located in Nakawa, the state-of-the-art building is divided into four podiums and eighteen tower floors totaling to 26,021 square metres. It is perhaps the
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Three suspected armed robbers have been killed during an exchange with security personnel along Masese road in Jinja district, URN reports. The deceased were allegedly heading for a robbery mission at Masese Landing Site, when their vehicle, a Toyota-Corona, registration number UAP 449S was intercepted by the Police Flying Squad
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Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has suspended the leader of Makerere University Academic Staff Association - MUASA Dr Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi.The notice of suspension is contained in a letter dated January 17, 2019. In the letter, Dr Kamunyu is accused of inciting staff and indiscipline. The suspension comes
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The African Union called for a suspension of the proclamation of Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential-election results, saying there were “serious doubts” about their veracity. The continental body’s surprise request comes as Congo’s highest court considers opposition leader Martin Fayulu’s bid to overturn the outcome, which he says was rigged
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Emirates has appointed John Geminas its new Country Manager for Uganda. Mr John, whose appointment was effective from December 17, 2018, is now responsible for Emirates’ overall business in Uganda, overseeing sales and service functions for the airline’s passenger, cargo, management and airport operations and reports directly to Orhan Abbas,
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Uganda’s Electoral Commission has warned Government against creating more new districts, arguing that bringing on board more districts would distort the smooth flow of electoral activities ahead of the 2021 general elections. The Commission officials made the remarks on Thursday while appearing before the Committee of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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The Uganda shilling opened strong but ceded ground towards end of the trading week on account of reduced inflows and a rebound in demand from the energy and manufacturing sectors during the week ending 18th January 2019. Trading was in the range of 3685-3705. In the interbank money market, overnight
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Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Dr.Kizza Besigye has said that he is in the struggle to oust President Yoweri Museveni not necessarily to be President of Uganda, but he is interested in a country where Ugandans live with dignity and their rights and freedoms respected. The four time presidential
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