Doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have successfully reattached the severed hand of 17-year-old Joseph Thairu from Kiambu County, the Standard Newspaper reports. Thairu's arm was accidentally cut off while cleaning a chaff cutter. He had just finished feeding their cows The highly delicate procedure lasted seven hours. It involved
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Hope came in with a new sport for Kisenyi, the largest Kampala slum that has for long been notorious as a violent enclave for drug distribution and abuse, prostitution as well as all forms of thuggery. The noisy chatter, tired unplanned cribs, smelly drainage and dusty narrow roads is the signature tune
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Matooke (bananas) is a staple food for many Ugandans. It has become a food of all seasons that you can't find a traditional ceremony without banana part of the menu. Matooke is also included on the menu of many big hotels in Uganda. In simple terms, there is ready market
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For start-ups and small businesses that don’t have any assets, getting a loan can be extremely difficult. Without access to any form of security, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) attract a high-risk premium from lenders. This means MSMEs will either be denied a loan or get the cash at
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The Top 20 Investment Clubs in the recently concluded dfcu ‘Battle for Cash’ Investment Clubs Competition flew out late last week for a study tour in Nairobi. The flag off was presided over by William Sekabembe, dfcu Chief of Business and Executive Director. The three-day study tour will cover areas
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MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest mobile-network operator by sales, said it returned to profit in 2017, recovering from a $1 billion fine it paid for its Nigerian business in the prior period, Bloomberg reports. The telecom giant which operates in many African countries including Uganda expects to report a profit
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It is a known fact that entrepreneurs can be made. However, some would-be entrepreneurs lack the best business ideas to implement despite the fact that they have the money. In this article, we list 30 lucrative business ideas that you can embark on in 2018 so as to become a
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Nakumatt Holdings Administrator Peter Kahi has announced the appointment of Tusker Mattresses Limited as the new managers for the troubled retailer, reports Business Daily. Mr Kahi said in a statement Friday that the appointment, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will see Tuskys assuming operations management aspects for the troubled
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Tourism state minister Godfrey Ssuubi Kiwanda has unveiled plans of using sports to promote domestic tourism. Speaking to the press on Wednesday during the unveiling of a sports only content company, Sports Broadcasting, Kiwanda said that Uganda targets 4 million tourists next year but sports has been benchmarked as one
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Nakumatt’s court-appointed administrator Peter Obondo Kahi has taken over management of the struggling retailer, which will now be shielded from its creditors in the short term as it tries to recover, the Daily Nation reports. Mr Kahi has organised a suppliers’ meeting on Wednesday next week, aiming to document their
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