A parent with a child at St. Francis Primary School, Ntinda has expressed concern about what she described as excessive drilling of candidates in the lead-up to their Primary Leaving Examinations. Available information indicates that at St. Francis Primary School, just like many others across the country, teachers continue to
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In Kenya Ministers Are Billionaires, In Uganda Nothing Is Known About Their Wealth
On September 27, President William Ruto of Kenya named 22 Cabinet Secretaries with whom he is going to run the country for the next five years. According to the 2010 Kenyan Constitution, the President is allowed to appoint not less than 14 and not more than 22 Cabinet Secretaries. This is
Read MoreIGG Beti Kamya The Inspectorate of the Government-IG has cautioned the Local Government Minister, Rafael Magyezi against interfering with its mandate. This stems from Magyezi’s attempts to stop the interdiction of the Fort portal city Town clerk, Moses Otimong as part of the ongoing investigations into his alleged abuse of
Read MoreUganda Wildlife Authority-UWA in Karamoja is considering banning pastoralists from grazing in breeding areas in wildlife game reserves. According to UWA, the presence of pastoralists in breeding areas has affected the breeding of animals forcing some species like ostriches to migrate to distant areas where they can not easily be
Read MorePassengers at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa as Kenya Airways pilots strike kicked off in the country in this photo taken on November 5, 2022. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG Kenya Airways (KQ) is facing its severest turbulence yet after the Covid-19 pandemic as the pilots’ union defied
Read MoreThe Minister for Water and Environment, Beatrice Anywar The Ministry of Water and Environment is working on regulations to guide the planting of trees aimed to attract carbon credit. Speaking ahead of the 27th Conference of Parties-COP of the United Nations Climate Change conference- UNFCCC, the Minister for Water and
Read MoreHousing units nearly complete at Naguru As the construction of 1,020 modern housing units at Naguru police headquarters nears completion, police leadership has reminded all its personnel that fall under the senior officers’ category not to waste time eyeing the apartments as none of them will be allowed to occupy
Read MoreNdayishimiye (Right) and Kenyatta at the meeting in Bujumbura The Institute of Security Studies, ISS. has cast doubt on the success of the armed and political interventions into the Democratic Republic of Congo crisis if the process does not involve Rwanda. The East African Community leaders have heeded the warning
Read MoreAfrica Remains Attractive To Investors Despite Occasionally Complex Local & Geopolitical Situations
An aerial view of the Kingfisher oil field in Kikuube district, Uganda. Investors remain attracted to Uganda and the rest of the Continent The African continent has enormous potential and remains an attractive destination for investors, despite complex national contexts and geopolitical changes, say experts attending the Africa Investment Forum
Read MoreThe death toll after a Precision Air plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday has jumped to 19, Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa confirms. The plane carrying dozens of passengers plunged into the lake as it approached the northwestern city of Bukoba, the fire and rescue service said.
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