Ugandan artists under their umbrella body, the Federation of Performing Artists Monday petitioned Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga over new regulations issued by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. The artists are bitter that Government didn’t consult them before coming up with the regulations. Led by the Shadow
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The Eastern Uganda National Resistance Movement Party (NRM) Vice Chairperson and the Ex- Health Minister Captain Mike Mukula has said internal wrangles in the party are more dangerous than Uganda's opposition. Mukula, who was speaking during a meeting for NRM leaders in Eastern Uganda held in Mbale, also said corruption
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Veteran journalist Simon Muyanga Lutaaya has quit TV, with contradicting reports on reasons behind this development. Muyanga (in featured photo) has worked at NBS TV in various capacities for over 10 years. He has also been hosting popular shows like NBS Eagle and One on One with Tamale Mirundi. Controversial
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SafeBoda is seeking to increase the number of riders under its brand to 30,000 this year. Thompson Ricky Rapa, a founder of SafeBoda disclosed this during their community event at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala Sunday, URN reports. The SafeBoda Community was celebrating its growth to more than 8,000 riders in
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Restaurant chain Java House Africa is set to inject KSh1 billion (UShs36bn) into growth plans across the region this year as part of its 2019 blueprint that includes the introduction of a new brand of eateries and expansion of express stores, Business Daily reports. Java will introduce the ‘new concept’
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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has said there are efforts to destabilise his country through an attempt to replicate the so-called Arab Spring, BBC reports. He was speaking in Egypt's capital Cairo after meeting his counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. It is his second foreign trip since protests began in December. The
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The Uganda government has dismissed social media reports that the famous Source of the Nile Bridge has developed cracks. In a statement issued on Sunday, government says the reports are misplaced explaining that the contractor is in the process of applying permanent asphalt. Below is the full statement January 27th
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One person has been injured in an IED explosion at Latema Junction, Nairobi Kenya. According to reports, the suspect handed over luggage to a bookseller before the explosion. The Kenya Police have been asking people within the Nairobi Central Business District not to move towards Latema Tom Mboya Street where
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The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP), an initiative of the Uganda Government, is aimed at improving access to financial services by Women and equipping them with skills for enterprise growth, value addition and marketing of their products and services. UWEP’s objective is to empower Ugandan Women for economic development. Download
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By REUTERS Kampala A Ugandan company has started using blockchain, the technology behind virtual currency Bitcoin, to certify shipments of coffee to try to meet growing demand from consumers for more information about where products have come from. Carico Café Connoisseur said the move could help to boost farmers’ incomes,
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