A top Kenyan electoral official resigned and fled the East African nation a week before a scheduled rerun of an annulled presidential vote, saying it won’t be credible. Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission staff face intimidation by political actors and protesters, senior personnel are serving partisan interests and the training
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African countries that are signatories to the Maputo Protocol have been urged to safeguard reproductive health rights of women by permitting abortion in cases of sexual assault or where pregnancy poses a risk to the physical or mental health of a woman. States have also been urged to decriminalize abortion
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Members of Parliament sitting on the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development have revealed more details regarding the 48 Ugandans who have died in Arab countries under unclear circumstances. The MPs say that these deaths could have been avoided if Labour Ministry had entered bilateral agreements with Arab
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Tanzania faces blow-back from its recent VAT introduction with its all-important safari industry struggling to maintain its leading position in East Africa. The remarkable decline in Tanzanian booking requests received by SafariBookings.com – the largest online marketplace for African Safari Tours – highlights the damage being caused to that country’s
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Stanbic Bank Uganda, a partner and supporter of the MTN Kampala Marathon, has contributed Shs225 million towards this year’s activity. The money will be used to combat the exposure of school going children to cancer caused by asbestos roofing in Kampala and improving maternal health services at Kiswa and Komaboga
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By Livingstone Mukasa There is a famous slogan: “There is no hurry in Africa” and if you may prefer let me add “Hakuna Matata” (No problems). This slogan epitomizes our sluggish time keeping ways and often the accompanying low productivity. For the record, I am different and if you invite
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Popular spenders' group Rich Gang is finally ready to replace Ivan Ssemwanga, we can exclusively report. Sources inside the group intimated to us that the group has resolved to vote for a new member in December, during their annual party. Speaking to us on condition of anonymity, a source tipped
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Below is my petition to World Bank and IMF Chief. The Political Situation in Uganda and the Need for Corrective Measures 1. Salutation The President of the World Bank (WB) The IMF Chief The Directors of Respective Departments Colleagues from Different Parliaments Across the Globe Invited Guests Ladies and gentlemen,
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who withdrew from a presidential election re-run set for October 26 saying it should only take place once wide-ranging reforms are undertaken, urged his supporters on Sunday to hold protests. Authorities have banned protests in central Nairobi and other hotspots in a bid to keep
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A critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame asked him to free her and her detained mother and sister as she stood in court on Monday charged with forgery and inciting insurrection. Diane Shima Rwigara, who was barred from running against Kagame in August elections, moved to comfort her mother Adeline
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