The government has presented new proposals seeking to remove excise duty on confectionaries and reduce excise duty on soft drinks. The excise duty on soft drinks will be reduced from 13 percent (240 Shillings) per litre to 12 percent (200 Shillings) per litre. According to State Minister for Planning David
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Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has signed the contract to bring 100 Cuban medical specialists to Kenya, reports the Daily Nation. Ms Kariuki, who signed the contract on her current trip to Havana, Cuba, said 50 Kenyan doctors will also travel to Cuba for specialised training, mostly on family
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Power distributor, Umeme Ltd has taken tree planting to schools in a move aimed at mitigating adverse effects of climate change. On Friday, Edward Ssebukyu, the commissioner for private schools and institutions in the Ministry of Education officiated at the Umeme’s tree planting exercise at Kyankowe Primary School. The fruit
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has asked parliaments to provide funds as an incentive to minorities to compete for leadership positions. Kadaga said parliaments should make it a requirement for political parties to identify their cadres who belong to social minorities, and finance their involvement in national leadership for
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Private security firm, Askar Security Services is ready for the task of providing security in the oil and gas sector, the company's operations boss has revealed. Julius made the remarks at the just concluded 4th Annual Oil & Gas Convention held at Kampala Serena Hotel on Wednesday and Thursday. "We
Read MoreCAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 27, 2018,-/African Media AGency (AMA)/- Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Freedom Day Celebrations 2018, Dr Rantlai Petrus Molemela Stadium, Mangaung: Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Premier of the Free State, Mme Sisi Ntombela, MECs and Members
Read MoreMOSCOW, Russia, April 27, 2018,-/African Media African/- Comment by the Information and Press Department on the developments in Madagascar: Moscow is concerned about reports from Antananarivo on the escalation of the internal political situation in Madagascar following the April 21 clash between opposition activists and police, which claimed human lives.
Read MoreThe parties engaged and made a serious effort towards a compromise BERLIN, Germany, April 27, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Representatives of the Government of Sudan, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) met in Berlin on 16/17 April 2018 to discuss a pre-negotiations agreement that
Read MorePRETORIA, South Africa, April 27, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Department of International Relations and Cooperation welcomes the scheduled summit between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) that will take place today, 27 April 2018, in the border town of Panmunjom. Following the meeting
Read MoreParliament prides itself in having repealed apartheid legislation and built a formidable new legislative framework with about 2 000 laws designed to help realise a better life for all CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 27, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Twenty-four years ago, on 27 April 1994, we, the people of
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