From next year, people will no longer be able to take single-use plastic products such as bags, cutlery and plates into its national parks, beaches and forests. Announcing the ban at a conference in Canada, President Uhuru Kenyatta said "Kenya is a trailblazing nation with regards to environmental protection". State
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Brighton is among the clubs in the English Premier League which want Tanzania striker Mbwana Samatta to join their team. Other clubs from England which are interested in the 26-year-old are Aston Villa, Watford, Leicester and Burnley. According to the UK's Sun newspaper, Samatta has been valued at $15m (UShs56.5
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The Government has not empowered enough its agencies to turn the reforms happening around the country into actual benefits to the ordinary people. This is according to Gideon Badagawa, the Executive Director of Private Sector Foundation Uganda. Badagawa, said on the sidelines of the Budget week exhibitions for government Ministries,
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has refuted claims that President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a substantive Executive Director, noting that Eng Andrew Kitaka is still the Acting Executive Director. Taking to his official twitter handle, Peter Kaujju, the KCCA Spokesperson said: “There has been a lot of mention on several
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The 5th edition of the Corporate Games Uganda took place on Sunday, June 2nd 2019, at Mandela National Stadium in Namboole. The games keep on growing by the day and Sunday saw the introduction of two more sports; Chess and Paintball Shooting. On the same day, National Resistance Movement Organization
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Uganda’s Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has revealed that government is doing everything possible to deliver Uganda to a middle income status. He says service delivery has improved over the years. “The ultimate objective of the NRM government is to deliver Uganda to middle income status and I would like to
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More shocking details continue to emerge about the sex scandal engulfing the justice department after a senior state attorney, Samantha Mwesigye accused the deputy Solicitor General of sexual harassment, something he vehemently denies. This publication has landed on the letter written by Deputy SG, Christopher Gashirabake striking down the factors
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China has warned its citizens to "fully assess the risks" of travelling to the US given recent "shootings", as tensions between the superpowers rise. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism warned of threats such as robbery and gun violence, state media said. China's foreign ministry also said US law enforcement
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Sudan’s military ruler on Wednesday offered to resume a dialogue on a transition to democracy, one day after he scrapped all agreements with an opposition alliance. The offer by the head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, came as the number of people killed since security
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At least two people have been confirmed dead when the coffee bar at Namirembe Guest House collapsed during the Tuesday afternoon downpour, URN reports. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango explained that two victims were taking coffee when the wall became loose and spontaneously collapsed. Their identities are yet to
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