Kenya will deploy security forces to monitor protests planned by the main opposition alliance, the government’s spokesman said, as he criticized the demonstrations for slowing down business. Bloomberg reports that the opposition National Super Alliance plans to hold demonstrations in the capital, Nairobi, and other cities on Friday. The coalition
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Hilton, one of the biggest hospitality companies in the world has committed a total of US$50 million (about Shs180.4bn) over the next five years towards the Hilton Africa Growth Initiative to support the continued expansion of its Sub-Saharan African portfolio. The company said in a statement n Thursday that these
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A report compiled by the Parliamentary Police Directorate has pinned 38 Members of Parliament for allegedly causing chaos and vandalizing equipment in the Chambers last week. The report signed by Paul Kato, the OC CID parliamentary police was sent to Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga on September 28. It is
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Uganda Cranes captain, Denis Onyango, says the penultimate 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Black Stars of Ghana on Saturday is a must-win for them and they would not spare Ghana as they seek an important victory to brighten their chances of making it to Russia. Onyango, who has
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Kenya's top telecoms operator Safaricom sacked 52 employees suspected of involvement in fraudulent activities in the year ended March, reports the Daily Nation newspaper. The number is 16 more than the 36 it sent home the previous year. Safaricom, which is Kenya’s most profitable company, said those dismissed were involved
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Uganda’s business conditions continue to improve despite a slight decline in September, a latest report on the economy says. Announcing the Stanbic Bank Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for September at a press briefing in Kampala, Jibran Qureshi, the Standard Bank’s regional economist for East Africa noted: “Even though the headline
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Uganda’s lending rates are the highest in the East African Community (EAC) region, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) has revealed. This is stifling credit to the private sector and consequently the growth of the economy. BoU’s Monetary Policy Report for October 2017 also reveals that profitability indicators in Uganda are
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The whole village of Buwenge in Jinja district recently gathered to welcome Middle East Consultants (MEC) bosses led by Managing Director, Gordon Mugyenyi. This is because one family in the village has been transformed economically in recent years after MEC took its two daughters to Middle East for jobs. [caption
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John Magufuli, Tanzania’s no-nonsense leader, has revealed that he has a monthly salary of 9m Tanzanian shillings ($4,008, £3,030) approximately Uganda Shs14.3m. This would work out at about a quarter of the amount his predecessor Jakaya Kikwete got, if figures collected by the Africa Review three years ago are correct. President
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Wiping sweat from his forehead under a roasting sun after today's morning training session, influential midfielder Tony Mawejje understands the difficult position that the Uganda Cranes team faces going into Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Ghana. With the Cranes trailing Group ‘E’ leaders Egypt by two points, Uganda needs a
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