Dr Stella Nyanzi is reportedly in Nairobi Dr Stella Nyanzi has reportedly fled to Nairobi, Kenya where she is seeking political asylum, Kenya’s Nation.Africa (Daily Nation) has reported. Nation.Africa said the move by Dr Nyanzi was was confirmed by her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah, who cited political persecution by President Yoweri Museveni’s government
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (pictured) said Tuesday he would stand aside later this year as chief executive of the company he built from a startup into one of the world's most valuable firms. The world's richest person based on his Amazon stake, Bezos said he will transition to the role of executive chair in
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About 20 construction companies in Uganda have petitioned Parliament accusing Agape Sanctuaries Ministries International of defrauding them. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga (pictured) told MPs today afternoon that the companies in question were made to construct schools and churches across the country but Agape Sanctuaries Ministries International hasn’t failed to pay them.
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Mary Goretti Kitutu, the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Government is in advanced stages to secure US$400 million (1.46 trillion) from the World Bank to support the electricity connections policy. The revelation was made by Mary Goretti Kitutu, the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development while presenting a statement on the electricity connections policy on the floor
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The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) is seeking for an additional Shs10.465bn to conduct examinations in the COVID-19 envionment. While appearing before Parliament’s Budget Committee to defend the supplementary budget request, Dan Odongo (pictured), the UNEB Executive Secretary said the extra Shs10.465bn will help them fulfill and observe the Standard Operating Procedures
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The Rockefeller Foundation has announced an initial USD 34.95 million (Shs128bn) to ensure more equitable access to Covid-19 testing and vaccines; leverage innovation, data, machine-learning; combat the escalating food crisis; and scale up access to renewable energy in Africa. Collaborating with 24 organizations, businesses, and government agencies, this pan-African effort will
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John. R. Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General officially lauching the KAKASA Campaign Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched a tax compliance campaign dubbed KAKASA-’You’re in charge’, an an Integrated Communication and Marketing Campaign where URA will help usher in a new approach to doing business, allowing business men and women
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By Denis Jjuuko Rachael and her husband live somewhere in New York where she works as a nurse. Before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the world, she used to come to Kampala at least once a year to check on her relatives and projects. Whenever she was in Kampala, she used
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The Attorney General (AG) William Byaruhanga (pictured) and his team represented Government in various courts of judicature and Tribunals in 2020. However, the AG and his team lost cases to a tune of Shs5.079bn in the Financial Year 2019/2020, the Legal and Parliamentary Committee has revealed. According to Parliament, the Attorney General won 14 cases and 24
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The WHO has urged Tanzania to consider inoculating its population/AFP Tanzania's Health Minister Dorothy Gwajima has said the East Africa nation has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines at a time when there are fears that infections are rising. Her comment comes a week after President John Magufuli warned health officials
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