NASA leader Raila Odinga on Thursday claimed that criminals started posting results into the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers a day before the election date (August 8), reports the Standard newspaper. He said that NASA technology experts were able to discover the malpractice from the logs given to
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President Yoweri K. Museveni has been confirmed to again give the keynote and welcoming address at the 3rd Uganda International Oil & Gas Summit (UIOGS) to be hosted by the country’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development from 27-28 September 2017 at the Hotel Serena, Kampala. Held with the support
Read MoreTanzania’s President John Magufuli said on Thursday he had ordered a review of a contract belonging to Petra Diamonds Ltd in Tanzania and asked senior public officials to resign over the outcome of a probe into the sector. “I have endorsed all the recommendations of the parliamentary probe committees for
Read MoreBank of Uganda (BoU) Deputy Governor, Dr Louis Kasekende has advised banks on how they can stay sound and strong. Kasekende revealed corporate governance, external auditors and prudential regulation and supervision by the Central Bank are key in keeping banks sound and strong. He said this while delivering a Keynote
Read MoreKenya's electoral commission has announced changes in its top personnel to oversee the new presidential election next month, while campaigning officially began Wednesday. Six officials have been appointed to run the new vote ordered by the Supreme Court after it nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election, a statement by commission Chairman
Read MoreThere was drama in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa when two suspected car thieves, one of them with a snake around his neck, walked naked through the streets. But it turned out to be a publicity stunt. The men, covered in mud, were said to have been bewitched after stealing
Read MoreEven the most tech savvy among us have a hard time wrapping their heads around Bitcoin. It's a hot topic and a frequent point of discussion among investors, entrepreneurs and stock traders, so you should want to know all about it. For starters, here's an overly simplified explanation of Bitcoin:
Read MoreUganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) says politicians’ interference in road works across the country is increasingly becoming unbearable. This was revealed by Eng. Joseph Otim, the Director in charge of Road Maintenance at UNRA on Wednesday during a stakeholder’s engagement meeting held at Silver Spring Hotel-Kampala. The meeting was aimed
Read MoreFour people have been beheaded in two Kenyan villages by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. The attacks occurred in Silini-Mashambani and Bobo villages located in Hindi, Lamu West, the Daily Nation reports. A senior administrator in the area who talked to the Nation on Wednesday morning and requested not to be named
Read MoreNissan has launched a longer-range version of its best-selling Leaf electric vehicle, as it fights growing competition in the electric car market. The new Leaf will run about 150 miles (240km) on a single charge, about 40 miles more than its previous model, the firm said. But that still falls
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