Kenya has banned the importation of vaccines by private entities A private company that imported the Sputnik V vaccine to Kenya is seeking to re-export it back to Russia. This comes a week after the health ministry banned the importation, distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines by private entities. Dominic
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Andrew Baker, Absa Group Chief Technology Officer Absa Group, one of the largest financial service providers in Africa, has launched a cloud incubator initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), a leading cloud services provider, to enhance its cloud computing skills across its operations in Africa. As one
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The Inspector-General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola (pictured) has backtracked on his statement in which he appeared to endorse police brutality against journalists. Today, he told a parliamentary committee that "it was a joke."Ochola, early this year told a joint security press briefing that the police would continue beating journalists
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Government proposal to make amendments to the Traffic and Road Safety Act to impose a Shs200,000 in annual license fee for car owners has attracted fierce criticism. Civil Society Activists under their body, Tax Justice Alliance Uganda have described as irrational the proposal by Government to impose Shs6m monthly fine on motorists who refuse
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Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng getting her COVID-19 jab The commitment by the COVAX facility to provide Uganda with over three million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the first half of 2021 will be delayed, the World Health Organisation Uganda Country Representative Dr Tegnen Yonas Woldermariam said on Thursday.Dr
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Bishop Paul Ssemogerere after celebrating a mass at his home at Palm Sunday Pope Francis VI has appointed the Bishop of Kasana Luweero, Paul Ssemogerere , as the Apostolic Administrator of Kampala Archdiocese, until a substantive Archbishop is appointed. This was announced by the Pope’s representative to Uganda, (Papal Nuncio)
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Uganda will not discontinue the use of the AstraZeneca jab in immunizing people against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with the raising fears of blood clots and low platelet counts as side effects of the drug, experts have said.The experts said on Thursday that the AstraZeneca drug that they have so far
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By Morrison Rwakakamba On April 2, 2021 Artiste and Pan African investor Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, mostly known as Akon arrived in Uganda to engage Uganda’s chief investment promoter President Yoweri Museveni with among others plans to establish a futuristic Pan-African smart city in Uganda. What followed was a frenzy
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New research has warned of contaminated pork and chicken on sale A significant portion of chicken and pork meat sold in local supermarkets is contaminated with bacteria, some of which could be harmful to humans, a new report by a UK-based World Animal Protection has revealed. In the findings, released
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President Samia has said government must not be seen to curtail media freedom Tanzania has clarified that the lifting of a media ban announced by the country's new president only applies to online television. President Samia Suluhu Hassan had on Tuesday directed authorities to lift a ban on media outlets, imposed
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