Ugandan Afropop star and MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has been granted bail by a court in the northern town of Gulu. The court ruled that he did not constitute a flight risk, and could keep his passport. Newly elected MP Kassiano Wadri was also granted bail. Mr Wadri
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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta will meet UK President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for 20 minutes before going into an expanded bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room with their delegations. The US is the largest source of tourists to Kenya and the country hopes direct flights from Nairobi to
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Rwanda is now the most profitable market for Kenyan bank subsidiaries in the region, overtaking Tanzania where the lenders face a challenging business environment, Daily Nation reports. Offshoots of local lenders in Rwanda helped contribute 29 per cent of the KSh8.79 billion (UShs328bn) pre-tax profit 305 bank units in the
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Ministry of Energy officials had given Ugandans a raw deal on Karuma dam, President Yoweri Museveni has revealed. Museveni made the remarks during his recent inspection of the Karuma Dam Project site. The project, which will generate 600MW, is being undertaken by Chinese company, Sino-Hydro, and is expected to be
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Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Muloni, will lead a delegation of private and public-sector players from Uganda’s oil and gas sector to the Africa Oil Week 2018 which will be held between 5 – 9 November, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. “Uganda is open for business
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni seems to be worried about the popularity of musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine, BBC reports. Not long after I arrive at the recording studio of the Afrobeats star, a pick-up truck with soldiers pulls up. Bobi Wine was charged this week with treason - and tension is high
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The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has adopted a new system that will see local/district based suppliers given priority unlike in the past where suppliers would come from far away districts. This is aimed at solving procurement problems the agency has been facing. This was revealed by NAADS Executive Director,
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President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda’s peace and stability is already paying off, with government addressing three issues for the country to take off. “The peace dividend is already paying off. Recently, I hosted Kenya's Deputy President, William Ruto, who came with the permanent secretary of their ministry of trade.
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About 150 Ugandans living in Schengen countries have converged at Novotel hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands to discuss investment in agriculture. URA is fully engaged in the convention. We have set up a hub to facilitate participants with tax services and information. In a presentation on the performance of agriculture and
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dfcu Limited has registered an impressive performance in the first six months of 2018, with the Group saying that the outlook for the remaining period to close the year is positive. According to dfcu’s consolidated results released on Friday, the bank’s profit for the 6 months ended 30 June 2018
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