Safaricom has reported a 9.5 per cent rise in net profit to KSh26.2 billion (UShs920.9bn) in the first half of the year ended September 2017 continuing its profit machine that has seen it remain East Africa’s most profitable company, reports the Standard Newspaper. The telco defied a difficult economic environment
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Uganda's Central Bank Deputy Governor, Dr Louis Kasekende has challenged Uganda banks to borrow a leaf from KCB Bank and expand their operations in the region. Kasekende made these remarks while delivering his address at a Customer Dinner held at Serena Hotel Kampala on Friday as KCB Bank Uganda marked
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Kenya's newly formed National Resistance Movement (NRM), a wing of National Super Alliance (NASA) has today unveiled their brand colour and logo. Members of NRM, led by NASA leader Raila Odinga have taken to Twitter to flaunt their soldier-like uniforms, a jungle green cap branded with a gold fist and
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A Pastor in South Africa has come under sharp criticism after starting a church where he is unconventionally baptizing congregants with their favourite alcoholic drink. Tsietsi Makiti, a 52-year old Bishop and Founder of the church also known as ‘Gabola’, claims to have been inspired by a scripture in the
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Ruhaam County lawmaker, William Zinkuratire Beijukye, has died becoming the fourth MP to pass away this year . According to local reports quoting parliament's communications boss, Chris Obore, the legislator passed away at Nsambya Hospital in the capital, Kampala. The MP who replaced First Lady Janet Museveni as MP for Ruhaama
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Azam Uganda Premier League Results Mbarara City 0-1 Vipers BUL 0-0 Onduparaka Vipers kept themselves in the title contention of the Azam Uganda Premier League with a 1-0 win at Mbarara City as Onduparaka failed to move on top after a 0-0 draw with BUL FC. [caption id="attachment_5856" align="aligncenter" width="600"]
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By Jackson Emanzi Uganda’s population is projected to grow from 37 million today to 41.2 million by 2020 (UBOS) and yet the country currently has a housing deficit that stands at close to 1.2 million units, with Kampala at a staggering deficit of over 200,000 units. To compound this concern,
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Fanatics of the explosive NBA basketball action will get to watch the All-Star game next year, courtesy of pay-tv company, Kwese. The NBA All-star game will take place from February 16-18 2018 in Los Angeles California. During a press briefing on Friday at Kwese offices in Naguru, Herbert Mucunguzi, the
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The Uganda shilling was volatile in the early part of the week ending 3rd November 2017, but later stabilized as corporate and interbank demand fizzled out. Trading was in the range of 3650/3660. A week earlier, the Uganda shilling drifted in narrow range after hitting a near two year low as
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The National Resistance Movement-NRM party Deputy Secretary General, Richard Todwong, says Article 102(b), which restricts the president's age to between 35 and 75 years was smuggled into the constitution. Todwong made the claim on Thursday when he and other NRM party members appeared before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee
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