Winning a second disputed election may have been the easy part for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Now he needs to tackle daunting economic challenges ranging from slackening growth and runaway government spending to an unemployment rate that tops 40 percent. Kenyatta resoundingly won an Aug. 8 rematch of a 2013
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The Uganda Heart Institute estimates that at least 100 people in Uganda die every year due to cardiac arrest. Dr. Alfred Omo says most people look at their physical bodies and think that they are fine. "They do not even go for regular medical check ups. When they drop down
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Fighting flared this week in South Sudan's northeastern Upper Nile state despite government forces' capture of a key rebel headquarters. The clashes indicated there was no end in sight to the four-year civil conflict. The most recent violence took place over control of the town of Pagak on the Ethiopian
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Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged the country's youth to get acquainted with the government budgeting process. This he said while presiding over the International Youth day celebrations held at Bubukwanga Primary School grounds in Bundibugyo district. "Youth leaders need to get acquainted with budgeting, because it’s through this process
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has revealed fresh details on the collapse of Crane Bank, the then 4th largest bank by assets in Uganda. Addressing bankers at an informal dinner held at Serena Hotel, Kampala on August10, 2017, Mutebile began by saying that much of the
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Last evening, Ugandans residing and working in Kyengera and surrounding areas were treated to fun and excitement as the Kampala Rolex Week festivities commenced. Powered by Coca-Cola, the Kampala Rolex Week is just another example of the beverages giant’s continued association with food and belief in one of the most
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Protests rocked Siaya, Homa Bay and Migori counties as National Super Alliance (Nasa) supporters reacted to declaration of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s win. Protestors lit bonfires and engaged police in running battles on Friday night and Saturday, the Daily Nation reports. In Siaya, the body of a man shot by police
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The MTN Uganda Foundation on Thursday donated towards the support of educational initiatives carried out by SOS Children’s Villages in Fort Portal, Kabarole District. The schools that will benefit from the donations by the MTN Uganda Foundation courtesy of SOS Children’s Villages are Butebe Primary School, Kazingo Primary School, Kazingo SDA
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Members of Parliament have written to the Auditor General demanding for a performance audit of the Court of Appeal in respect to election petitions. Ntungamo Municipality MP Gerald Karuhanga together with Kabweri County MP Francis Gonahasa particularly pointed to the delayed disposal of election petitions before the Court of Appeal.
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Bank of Uganda has approved an international mobile money operator, which will enable Ugandans to access mobile money services from their relatives abroad. According to local news agency, URN, TerraPay, a global clearing and settlement service will be allowed to interconnect mobile account holders and mobile telephone operators to facilitate
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