Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has quietly visited Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu who is currently detained at Makindye Military Barracks, URN reports. A URN reporter was at Makindye Military Barracks when Rugunda black Toyota Land Cruiser exited the barracks gate at 11:20 a.m. Rugunda had one escort car
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Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is to be honoured by ex-football star George Weah, who was elected Liberia’s president last year. Mr Wenger and another French coach Claude Le Roy are to be decorated later in the week. “They will be honoured by the government of Liberia on 24 August,
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The Ugandan military has apologised for what it called the unprofessional conduct of soldiers who ‘molested’ journalists as they covered a protest in the capital, Kampala, on Monday. In a video widely shared on social media, Reuters photographer James Akena is seen cowering as soldiers beat him. According to AFP
Read MoreDynamic young leaders from government, business, technology, media, entertainment, and the nonprofit sector will discuss innovations and approaches to achieve the Global Goals SEATTLE, United State of America, 21st August 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA) /- Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will gather emerging and
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Whoever coined the popular saying that big boys don’t cry may have had Kenya in mind in the context of regional trade. East Africa Community’s big boy Kenya has remained mum even when blatantly backstabbed by its neighbours, the Standard reports. Instead, the country has feigned valiance or ignorance
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More than 72 people were arrested during protests by supporters of the Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu also known as Bobi Wine. They are held at different police stations in Kampala, URN reports. The suspects were arrested as police dispersed protesters from areas of Kisekka Market, Kampala
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A society of Kenyan atheists has called on the government to create a public holiday for non-believers on 17 February, called Atheist Day, BBC reports. The Atheists in Kenya (AIK) said "Kenyans who do not believe in God or gods deserve a public holiday too" in a statement issued on
Read Moreby Mehmood Khan, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Africa Mehmood Khan, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, 21st August 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The emergence and proliferation of exponential technologies such as AI and IoT will challenge organisations’ ability to innovate at speed and scale to remain
Read Moreby Mehmood Khan, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Africa Mehmood Khan, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, 21st August 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The emergence and proliferation of exponential technologies such as AI and IoT will challenge organisations’ ability to innovate at speed and scale to remain
Read MoreThe committee had a briefing on the reasons for the request by the Member prior to the parliamentary recess PRETORIA, South Africa, August 20, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services will on Wednesday receive responses by Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the Public Protector (PP), to
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