Nervous Kenyans stockpiled food and water on Monday and police prepared first emergency aid kits as families headed to their ethnic heartlands on the eve of an election many fear could descend into violence. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, 72, who lost elections in 2007 and 2013, has already said President
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KCB has announced that it will pay its investors an interim dividend amounting to Ksh3 billion (about UShs104.3b). This will see every shareholder get Ksh1 (UShs34.78) for each share they hold in the bank. This follows the half year financial results which saw the lender post Ksh10.26 billion (UShs356.8bn) net
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The National Drug Authority (NDA) has spoken out on the 12% verification fees charged on selected imported medicines that are also locally produced in Uganda. This follows speculation and misinformation that the 12% fees were applicable to all imported medicines. According to Fredrick Ssekyana, the NDA spokesperson, the 12% fee
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Uganda's Military Attache to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and National Resistance Army (NRA) bush war historical has succumbed to cancer. Brigadier Geoffrey Kyabihende aka Taban (RO/00094) breathed his last on Monday morning at Nakasero Hospital where he had been admitted five days ago. Special Operations commander, Major General
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By Godfrey Kenneth Gobba For someone to have a comfortable income during their long prestigious and flamboyant corporate working career and then end up a flat broke financial vegetable during their retirement is indeed a big shame. After years of wearing expensive suites, driving fuel guzzling SUV’s, the frequent travels
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Kenya’s exports to Tanzania have dropped by 34 per cent in the first five months of the year raising concerns over negative impacts of the long-running trade standoff, reports Business Daily Africa. Exports to Tanzania plunged by Sh4.35 billion to Sh8.2 billion in the period to May compared to Sh12.55
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has clarified on the alleged funds the Central Bank ‘hid’ in a ‘secret’ foreign account. In a statement issued on Sunday, Christine B. Alupo, the Director Communications at BoU said that the alleged information is erroneous and misleading. Below is BoU’s full statement: There have
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Uganda and a US based oil firm are set to begin working on the country's oil refinery, according to Dr. Stephen Robert Isabalija, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. He revealed this in a statement released on Sunday. Below is the full statement; The Government of
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni together with First Lady, Hon. Janet Museveni on joined parishioners of St Luke Kinoni Church of Uganda, to commemorate 70 years since he was baptised [caption id="attachment_3275" align="alignnone" width="960"] President Museveni being received for the celebrations[/caption] Speaking at the end of the church service on Sunday,
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A Kenyan opposition spokesman said police raided his alliance’s offices on Friday night, four days before elections – but the government quickly denied any raid had taken place, dismissing the report as “fake news”. Watchmen working at the opposition alliance building in Nairobi also told Reuters there had been no
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