Kenyan athletes have dominated previous editions of the race Kenya has denied its athletes clearance to compete at the Kilimanjaro Marathon in Tanzania over concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic. The IAAF-recognised race will be held early Sunday morning at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Kenyan
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Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA law enforcement officers are on the spot for extorting money from hawkers in exchange for their confiscated merchandise.The officers often arrest vendors and hawkers found illegally selling merchandise on the streets of Kampala. They also confiscate their merchandise and in turn solicit bribes before they can
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Joshua-cheptegei. Courtsey picture Uganda’s long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei has been nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the year award 2020.Cheptegei has been nominated alongside other five international athletes who include USA’s Basketball player LeBron James, Poland’s football player Robert Lewandowski who plays for German club Bayern Munich, Spain’s Tennis
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Hon Centernary wants the army out of Parliament The debate on the Constitution Amendment Bill 2019 has continued with a section of Members of Parliament speaking against the presence of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) representatives in Parliament. UPDF forms part of the interest groups represented in Parliament, the
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Police confirmed the killing of the Nalugala Mobile Money Agent A mobile money agent, Gian Nambi, has been shot dead by unknown assailants in Nalugala in Katabi Town Council (Wakiso district), URN reports.The assailants shot Nambi at the entrance of her home around 8:50pm and ran away with unspecified amount
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NDA official displays some of the counterfeit drugs National Drug Authority (NDA) has recently been conducting surveillance on falsified and counterfeited veterinary medicines in the western Uganda districts focusing on Kyenjojo, Kiruhura, Sheema, Bushenyi, Rubirizi, Mitoma and Mbarara. This followed a tip off and complaints from some professional veterinary field
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Mr Kyagulanyi stands against his car he says in armoured The Inspectorate of Government is waiting for National Unity Platform Robert Kyagulanyi to update the anti-corruption body on his wealth, since information circulated that he had got a donation of an armoured (bullet-proof) car. The Leadership Code Act 2002 of Uganda
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The health ministry has warned that the current drop in COVID-19 numbers is not good news. Health ministry officials say the drop in numbers is just the calm before an impending second wave.As of today, the health ministry has recorded 40,243 cases of the disease. However in the last three
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Tanzania has been downplaying the coronavirus pandemic Tanzania's ambassador to Kenya John Simbachawene has warned Kenyan media against "misleading reporting" about how his country was dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. His account was later deleted after a barrage of criticism. He had also accused Kenyan media, which broadcast in the
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Nalubaale Power Station By Denis Jjuuko I recently visited a constituency where a government minister was defeated as the area MP in the just concluded parliamentary elections. As I went about my work, I asked some of the people I met why the minister lost. I received mixed answers until
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