Many successful entrepreneurs constantly carry out research about business they are involved in as well as other investment opportunities. It is this passion that saw a youthful Kenyan travel to Uganda to learn more about the mandazi business. KDF, the mandazi and not the Kenya Defence Forces, is one of
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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
Read MoreSomali Refugee Has Spent Shs1bn In Transforming Kisenyi Slum
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
Read MoreThere are many agribusiness enterprises you can embark on to become a millionaire. Goat farming is one of them. Grace Bwogi, 38, is one of the successful goat farmers in the country promoting the business of goat farming in Uganda in order to beat the demand which is currently outstripping
Read MoreJeff Bezos is now the richest person of all time. That should put an Amazon smile on his face. The Amazon CEO's net worth reached $105.1 billion Monday, according to Bloomberg's billionaire tracker. That eclipses the record previously held by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Forbes, the other major tracker of
Read MoreSouth Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) Monday selected Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party’s leader. The country’s deputy president defeated former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Zuma’s ex-wife, after a marathon voting process. Ramaphosa is in a strong position to become president in 2019 polls. Ramaphosa
Read MoreUgandan Among 7 African Teachers Named In The Top 50 Shortlist For $1m Global Teacher Prize
Seven teachers from five African countries have been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize 2018. Now in its fourth year, the US$1 million (Shs3.6bn) award is the largest prize of its kind. Catherine Nakabugo from Uganda, Ayodele Odeogbola and Itodo Anthony from Nigeria,
Read MoreUgandan Innovator Wins Shs180m Top Africa Entrepreneurship Award
A Ugandan innovator has won a top Africa innovation award, walking away with US$50,000 (Shs180.49m). Geoffrey Ssekatawa, the founder of Brent Technologies, a lubricant collection and recycling company was 12 winners of the African Entrepreneurship Award 2017 supported by AfriBMCE Bank of Africa. In its 3rd edition, African Entrepreneurship Award
Read MoreTwo Ugandan Innovators Set To Win Top Africa Entrepreneurship Award
Two Ugandans are among the 40 finalists from 19 countries set to win top Africa Entrepreneurship Award. This is after BMCE Bank of Africa announced the launch of the final phase of the 3rd African Entrepreneurship Awards. Devised and developed by the Group, the initiative provides support for African entrepreneurs,
Read MoreMeshack Kipturgo is the Group Managing Director of Siginon Group, East Africa’s largest integrated logistics services provider. Siginon Group, which was founded in 1985, is a 100% Kenyan entity which began as a small clearing and forwarding company and has since morphed into a $100 million (UShs362.7bn) (annual revenues) regional
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