Ricky Rapa Thompson, the man behind safe boda While launching its services, Safe boda, a mobile based Boda boda service provider, promoted the cashless option. This option allows the client to pay for a ride using money from their mobile wallet. The money is topped from the client’s mobile money
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Many young girls in Uganda are dying due to abortion related complications Sixteen-year-old Loyce, a former secondary student in Mayuge district conceived during the lockdown last year. Scared and confused, Loyce decided to perform an abortion. Unfortunately, she developed sepsis and passed away seven days later. Her sister Mary Nabirye
Read MoreKenya’s decision to re-open its market for Uganda’s produce mainly grain has eventually led to the increase in the price of other agricultural products in the country. In March, Kenya’s Ministry of agriculture suspended the importation of Uganda’s maize and other agricultural produce citing safety concerns. The ministry claimed that Ugandan’s
Read MoreNon-essential shops and restaurants will be shut France has entered its third national lockdown as it battles a surge in cases of Covid-19 that threatens to overwhelm the country's hospitals. All schools and non-essential shops will shut for four weeks, and a curfew will be in place from 19:00 to
Read MoreThe Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga delivers a speech during the Ecumenical Public Way of the Cross. Photo by Olive Nakatudde The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga’s last words to the nation were full of encouragement and appeal for behavioral change.Dr. Lwanga was found
Read MorePresident Museveni greeting Archbishop Lwanga Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese who was found dead in his bedroom this morning, was a prelate who always spoke truth to power. Lwanga has always been distinct among his peers who always preferred to stay quiet on critical issues affecting the
Read MoreThe Archbishop of Kampala Catholic Archdiocese Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (pictured) is dead.According to the Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference Monsignor John Baptist Kauta, Dr Lwanga was found dead this morning at his residence at Lubaga. Lwanga became the Bishop of Kampala in 2006 after the retirement of Cardinal Emmanuel
Read MoreFrom Tourism to Agro-processing: How Entrepreneur Wekesa Turned Covid-19 Into An Investment Opportunity
Amos Wekesa is passionate about tourism and now agribusiness Known as the poster child for tourism in Uganda, Amos Wekesa had it made in tourism, until the disruptions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic forced him to diversify. In this interview, Wekesa speaks, verbatim, about diversifying from tourism into agro-processing, the intersectionality
Read MoreHarunah Classic Butcher in Luwero Central Market . Prices of meat have slight increased in the market ahead of Easter Sunday There is a slight increase in the prices of beef and foodstuff in Luwero town council due to shortage ahead of Easter Sunday. In Luwero Central and Kasana Markets,
Read MoreThe Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved 38-month arrangements under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Kenya in an amount equivalent to SDR 1.655 billion (305 percent of quota or about US$2.34 billion-UShs8.5 Trillion) to support the next phase of the authorities’ COVID-19 response and
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