The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has approved a motion and established a committee to investigate its President (Speaker), Roger Nkodo Dang, who is accused of a host of allegations including sexual harassment. The decision came during a closed door sitting held Thursday afternoon which followed a series of meetings called
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MPs on the Parliamentary Budget Committee have rejected a proposal to increase salaries of cultural and traditional leaders on grounds that it will result into more break-ups and distort social order as many will want to become cultural leaders just to benefit from the money. Government through the Ministry of
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The Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has said the closure of Rwanda's border with Uganda is being resolved by both Presidents. Rugunda says that leaders at the regional level are also involved in resolving the matter. Rugunda was on Thursday speaking at the launch of the 2019 NRM Manifesto week
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Kenyans consume the least amounts of both recorded and unrecorded alcohol in sub-Saharan Africa, a new report said, coinciding with an intense government-led campaign against alcohol abuse, Business Daily reports. The report dubbed ‘Effect of Kenya’s Alcohol Regulation Policies’ shows that Kenyans consume 3.4 litres of alcohol per capita which
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The United States pulled the trigger Friday on a steep increase in tariffs on Chinese products and Beijing immediately vowed to hit back, turning up the heat before a second day of trade negotiations. President Donald Trump got a briefing from his trade negotiators after the first day of talks
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Leaders at all levels should make fighting household poverty their number one priority lest the situation becomes a national crisis, President Museveni has said. Speaking to over 1,000 leaders from Tooro region on Thursday at Kalya Courts Hotel in Fort Portal town, President Museveni said it was dangerous that 68
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Some of the shine seems to be coming off the Nigeria-based e-commerce firm Jumia. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) started selling shares in the company to great fanfare last month. On Thursday, their price plunged 18%. This was after an investor report, by Citron Research, questioned whether the company
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President Yoweri Museveni has intervened and brought the two parties embroiled in the fight over the ownership and management of Rhinos at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola to a round table. Sources reveal that Museveni met Captain Charles Roy’s family led by his daughter Bonnie Wendy and lawyer Richard
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Property mogul, Sudhir Ruparelia continues to change Kampala’s skyline. The latest is the US$320m (Shs1.2 trillion) Kingdom Kampala Mall that finally opened to the public on Thursday. It is yet to be officially launched but tenants can now take up spaces. Inside the twelve floored multibillion and multipurpose complex is
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Victoria University Vice-Chancellor, Assoc. Prof. Krishna N. Sharma on Thursday 9th May 2019 released his latest paperback book Advanced Techniques in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (ISBN 9789388958509). Prof. Sharma, who recently bagged the record of Youngest Vice-Chancellor in the world, said that the 246 paged book is for physiotherapy and
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