The political fight for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s top youth position promises to go down the wire with two favourites emerging. Former leader of the Crime Preventers, Blaise Kamugisha it appears, is determined to scoop the most prized slot in NRM Youth politics. Gaddafi Nassur is the
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola, where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers. Pompeo is aiming to promote U.S. investment as an alternative to
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Detectives in Kenya are questioning staff from the Deputy President William Ruto's office as part of an investigation into a fraudulent military arms deal worth nearly $400m (£300m). In a court in the capital Nairobi a former sports minister, Rashid Echesa, has denied committing fraud. He is accused of trying
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The Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine has warned the public to be careful about a fake email address created in her names. Diana issued the warning on Monday saying wrong elements were trying to fleece unsuspecting members of the public using her name. "It has come to my
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China is administering its centuries-old traditional medicine on patients affected by the coronavirus disease, a top health official said. Treatment in Wuhan hospitals combine Traditional Chinese Medicine, popularly known as TCM, and western medicines, said Wang Hesheng, the new health commission head in Hubei, the province at the center of
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Centenary Bank Executive Director, Dr Simon Kagugube (pictured) has died at 65. The bank’s Managing Director, Fabian Kasi confirmed Dr Kagugube’s death on Saturday, according to Daily Monitor. Kagugube was also the Chairman Board of Directors at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Kagugube, who was also the board chairperson for Monitor
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Businessman Moses Masagazi, the proprietor of Anglo Ugandan Corporation (AUC) has been grilled by Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources for evicting Artisanal miners from the mining fields in Bukuya Sub County, Mubende District. About 70,000 artisanal gold miners in Mubende District were evicted in August last year but they rejected
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Fresh Dairy has donated over 3,200 litres of milk in total to four (4) less privileged communities including Uganda Burns and Plastic Surgery Institute – Kiruddu Mulago hospital, Bless a Child Foundation, Butabika hospital and Ntinda School for the Deaf. This is in a bid to give back to the
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The Uganda shilling held steady on the back of the Central Bank decision to keep the Central Bank Rate (CBR) unchanged at 9%. “The neutral action generated a positive sentiment for the currency,” says Stephen Kaboyo, an analyst and Managing Director at Alpha Capital Partners. Market players quoted the shilling
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The President of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez, has praised the relations between his country and Uganda. President Diaz made the remarks on Wednesday while receiving Uganda's Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi in the Cuban capital, Havana. The Cuban leader applauded the fraternal historical relations between
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