Vipers Sign Highly Rated Winger, Wafula From Gor Mahia Vipers Sports Club have confirmed the signing of Innocent Wafula on a three year deal, for an undisclosed fee. Wafula, a winger cum right back has been plying his trade with Kenyan champions Gor Mahia. He becomes the first signing for
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By John Boitnott/ Entrepreneur The process of planning, launching and running your own business is a heady time, full of long hours and exciting challenges. Pure adrenaline, excitement and sometimes lots of caffeine propel new entrepreneurs through hazy days that often run into one another. Some days, it feels
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By Reuters The Ugandan, Kenyan and Tanzanian currencies are likely to weaken in the coming week, while Zambia’s currency is expected to remain firm. UGANDA The Ugandan shilling is seen trading with a weakening tone in coming days on the back of demand from typical hard currency buyers in sectors
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Uganda registered impressive economic growth in 2018 and domestic economic activity is expected to continue recovering in 2019. However, the projected economic growth could be affected by a number of risks. Bank of Uganda (BoU)’s Composite Index Economic Activity (CIEA) indicates stronger economic performance in the first 10 months of
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Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Sudanese city of Omdurman to call for an end to the nearly 30-year rule of President Omar al-Bashir. The BBC's Mohamed Osman says security forces have used tear gas against some of the 300 or so demonstrators there. Sudan has already been rocked
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Kenya’s game-dominated tourism faces a bleak future as population of wild animals that attract visitors to the country continue to decline rapidly, Business Daily reports. About 40,400 animals that were on records by end of 2016 were not available in 2017, latest data indicates, highlighting a trend that should also
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The Stanbic Bank Headline Purchase Manager’s Index (PMI) posted a 56.6 performance in December which signified an improvement in business conditions at the end of 2018. The latest reading which went up by 0.9 from 55.7 registered in November is higher than the series average of 53.2. Commenting on December’s
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All products covered by compulsory standards must be certified by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and issued with its Distinctive Mark before they are allowed on the market, following the coming into force of the Use of Distinctive Mark Regulation, 2018 on 1st January 2019. Some of the
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Uganda's public debt has increased by 22 percent, rising from 33.99 trillion Shillings as at June 30, 2017, to 41.51 trillion Shillings as at June 30, 2018, according to the 2018 Auditor General's report released this morning. Handing over the report to the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, the Auditor
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Lecturers who were expelled in a recent shake up at Makerere University have this morning handed to the speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, a petition challenging their dismissal from the institution. The university on December 23, 2018, announced the expulsion of 32 staff and suspension of 13 others for absconding
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