Ugandan youth are increasingly thinking outside the box given the high levels of unemployment in the country. Azizzi Kayanja and Siraje Wasswa, both residents of Ggulu ward in Mukono Municipality are some of the enterprising Ugandans making a living from making modern charcoal stoves. These young men say they started
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Congolese security troops killed at least 18 Burundian refugees during confrontations Friday over plans to return some of the refugees to their home country, officials and local activists said. Soldiers and police opened fire as the refugees tried to free some of their compatriots in Kamanyola, a town in the
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Kenya presidential election re-run will cost over KSh15 billion (UShs522.6bn) and will need the State to tighten its belt to finance it, says Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS), Henry Rotich. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had submitted plans to spend only KSh12.2 billion but the CS says security expenses
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Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise is in talks about founding regional divisions in Zambia and Chad and aims to buy part of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national operator in a push to consolidate its lead as Africa’s biggest carrier. An outline plan for a joint-venture airline in Zambia should be signed
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Friday celebrated his 73rd birthday in the company of Nigerian Generals and the West African nation's President Muhammad Buhari. [caption id="attachment_4488" align="alignnone" width="1080"] On his big day, Museveni enjoyed a sumptuous meal courtesy of Nigeria President Buhari[/caption] The president's birthday comes on the heels of
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The Directorate of Education Standards at the Ministry of Education is calling upon all stake holders to play their part in providing quality education in the country. According to the directorate, quality education is one that provides knowledge and development of skills of a learner. Kedrace Turyagenda, Director Education Standards,
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Wednesday gave the clearest signal that it intends to push for a repeal of the year-old law capping interest rates because of the negative effect it has had on the economy. CBK governor Patrick Njoroge, however, warned that commercial banks will have to be
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Uganda’s cabinet has approved a task force to spearhead the revival of a Uganda National Airline. This is contained in a statement issued by Frank K Tumwebaze, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of ICT & National Guidance following Cabinet sitting on 15th Friday September 2017. However, members on the task force
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has dismissed claims that government wants to grab land through the proposed Land Amendment Bill. He said that those detractors of Government’s development programmes allege that the President and the NRM Government want to steal people's land in the proposed Land Amendment Bill. The President was
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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has said he will suspend ministers who absent themselves from the House and yet they appear on the order paper. Oulanyah's statement came at a time when a Member of Parliament was supposed to ask a Minister, but he was absent. According to
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