The Ugandan army has said its soldier who shot dead three revellers in a Gulu bar has been arrested and investigations surrounding the incident have already commenced. According to a statement issued by the army spokesperson, Brigadier Richard Karemire, the UPDF 4 Division Commander Brig Emanuel Kanyesigye caused the immediate
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On July 27, 2018, Powah Limited, a Ugandan solar solutions company received US$25,000 ( about Shs92.5m) grant from Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group to construct and design a solar run lab and livelihood centre in Nakivale Refugee Settlement. The hub is a livelihood centre constructed and developed from a
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Abdu Katuntu, the Bugweri County MP has spoken out on being dropped by Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) as the Chairperson of Parliament Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE). Katuntu was replaced by Kawempe South lawmaker, Mubarak Munyagwa. However, Katuntu says this is more than a reshuffle.
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Tanzanian authorities Thursday placed a local lender, Bank M Tanzania Plc, under administration after it fell insolvent, putting Kenyan regulators on high alert, reports the Daily Nation. The Bank of Tanzania said in a statement that Bank M, which recently launched operations in Kenya after it bought Oriental Commercial Bank,
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The private sector has continued to register positive growth with the eighteenth successive improvement in business conditions according to the latest Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for July. At 53.2 recorded in July, the private sector maintained the same positive performance score card that was seen in June and remaining above
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President Yoweri Museveni and his former close friend Amama Mbabazi have met again after falling out prior to the 2016 general elections. However, the meeting isn’t about iron out their political differences but rather cultural. Former Prime Minister Mbabazi is giving away his daughter Bridget Birungi to Andile Ramaphosa, 36,
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Equity Bank Uganda will play a key role in the final stages of Uganda’s oil and gas sector. Addressing the press at the launch of the bank’s new head office at Church Hose Building located along Kampala road on Friday , Dr. James Mwangi said contractors and suppliers in the
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni together with First Lady Janet Museveni Friday afternoon received President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa with his wife Dr. Tshepo Ramaphosa at State House, Entebbe. The South African President and his wife are in Uganda on a two-day private visit. They are in Uganda to attend
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Popular radio and TV personality, Angela Newman Kavulu commonly known as Crystal Newman, has finally quit Sanyu FM after 18 years. Crystal has for 18 years graced the airwaves with her distinctive sleek voice that has won admirations from different audiences. In a message posted on the Sanyu FM Facebook,
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Thursday launched state of the art cargo scanners at Busia and Malaba OSBPs. This is aimed at improving international trade facilitation and managing cargo entering and transiting through Uganda. The 3 million dollar investment will also help Government Agencies/Authorities to speed up the cargo clearance process
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