Regional supermarket giant, Nakumatt will soon become history in Uganda, a development that will leave many jobless and adversely affect the economy at large. An inside source, who preferred anonymity, confirmed to Business Focus that Nakumatt is in advanced stages of ending operations in Uganda due to unprecedented debts. “The
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Eaton Angel put up a hard fought battle to win her third Uganda Ladies Golf Open at the Kitante Golf Course. Eaton returned a score of 235 gross (76, 81, 78) to win the Ladies Open after three days of a grueling challenge. She had previously won the 2012 and
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"When I had surgery, I was not thinking that I would be anywhere near a US Open title," said Sloane Stephens. Sloane Stephens was planning to spend Saturday night in New York celebrating with Madison Keys, hours after beating her friend to a first Grand Slam title. The 24-year-old American,
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August has been a tragic and dark month for Kenya. Tragedies seem to strike in August. Prominent people die in August and some of the biggest terror attacks on the country have happened in August. It was on August 7, 1998 for instance, that an explosion ripped through the United
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China will set a deadline for automakers to end sales of fossil-fuel powered vehicles, a move aimed at pushing companies to speed efforts in developing electric vehicles for the world’s biggest auto market. Xin Guobin, the vice minister of industry and information technology, said the government is working with other
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The president calls the chief justice a cheat. A lawmaker denounces the head of the opposition as the devil and says he needs a whipping. The opposition leader accuses the president of making a public speech while drunk. The gloves are off as Kenya’s ruling party and the opposition battle
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Police in Rwanda have once again arrested opposition politician Diane Rwigara at her home in the capital, Kigali. Her mother Adeline Rwigara and her sister Anne Rwigara, were also picked up, a relative has told the BBC. He said that the three were taken at 11:10 local time (08:10 GMT).
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Nasa principal and former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto has shifted allegiance to Jubilee and announced that he is supporting the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the October 17 repeat poll. Mr Ruto showed up at a Jubilee rally at the famous Kapkatet Grounds in Kericho Town addressed by President
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The United States government has granted Kenya Airways (KQ) a permit to operate direct flights to America. According to an order issued by the Department of Transportation, the permit became effective on September 5. The Nation newspaper reports that the Department of Transportation had in June recommended that KQ, as
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that there are two groups of people against the proposed amendment to the land law. President Museveni, who was accompanied by the Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana and the Minister for Housing Chris Baryomunsi made the remarks last evening at Spice FM radio station
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