As it’s often said, information is power, this is no different when it comes to health. Knowing your health status helps you in your wellness quest and also ensures you live a more wholesome life. This morning dfcu bank conducted a free sickle cell screening session for its employees and
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Uganda’s commercial banks continue to accumulate assets. Total banking industry assets increased by 262% to Shs28.032 trillion in 2018, up from Shs26.55 trillion in 2017. Uganda has 24 operating banks commercial banks. In this article, you’ll know the share each bank has of the Shs28.032 trillion total industry assets. The
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The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has approved a motion and established a committee to investigate its President (Speaker), Roger Nkodo Dang, who is accused of a host of allegations including sexual harassment. The decision came during a closed door sitting held Thursday afternoon which followed a series of meetings called
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MPs on the Parliamentary Budget Committee have rejected a proposal to increase salaries of cultural and traditional leaders on grounds that it will result into more break-ups and distort social order as many will want to become cultural leaders just to benefit from the money. Government through the Ministry of
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Heightened demand kept the shilling on the back foot during the trading week ending 10th may 2019. The shilling was under immense pressure breaching the key level of 3775. Demand was mostly from the interbank and importers. In the money market, overnight funds traded at an average of 6% while
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The Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has said the closure of Rwanda's border with Uganda is being resolved by both Presidents. Rugunda says that leaders at the regional level are also involved in resolving the matter. Rugunda was on Thursday speaking at the launch of the 2019 NRM Manifesto week
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Kenyans consume the least amounts of both recorded and unrecorded alcohol in sub-Saharan Africa, a new report said, coinciding with an intense government-led campaign against alcohol abuse, Business Daily reports. The report dubbed ‘Effect of Kenya’s Alcohol Regulation Policies’ shows that Kenyans consume 3.4 litres of alcohol per capita which
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The United States pulled the trigger Friday on a steep increase in tariffs on Chinese products and Beijing immediately vowed to hit back, turning up the heat before a second day of trade negotiations. President Donald Trump got a briefing from his trade negotiators after the first day of talks
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Leaders at all levels should make fighting household poverty their number one priority lest the situation becomes a national crisis, President Museveni has said. Speaking to over 1,000 leaders from Tooro region on Thursday at Kalya Courts Hotel in Fort Portal town, President Museveni said it was dangerous that 68
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Some of the shine seems to be coming off the Nigeria-based e-commerce firm Jumia. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) started selling shares in the company to great fanfare last month. On Thursday, their price plunged 18%. This was after an investor report, by Citron Research, questioned whether the company
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