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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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
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Tanzania’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
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Bank 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
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Kenya'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
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There 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
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Even 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:
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