Civil society activists say a move to exclude South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar from a regional peace process will ensure that South Sudan remains engulfed in war. Ministers of the East African bloc IGAD said Monday that Machar will not be invited to the next meeting for the peace
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A senior Presidential Adviser has warned Ugandan leader, President Yoweri Museveni against grooming his son to take over after him or promoting moves to lift the presidential age cap. John Nagenda, Senior Presidential on Adviser on Media made these comments on Wednesday during an interview with Nation Television (NTV). "40
Read MoreThe long-running cross-border trade spat between Kenya and Tanzania has resumed barely four days after the two countries signed a pact removing restrictions that had cost traders billions of shillings by the time it was resolved last Sunday. The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) yesterday said Tanzania had maintained a
Read MoreNokia continued to be hit by a decline in its core networks sector in the second quarter with almost flat sales, and cautioned Thursday that a weakening in networks would be greater than previously expected, the AP reports. The Finland-based networks company, however, managed to trim net loss in the
Read MoreThe Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) on Thursday morning unveiled the 2017 PRAU Excellence Awards with a call for entry to individuals, organisations and agencies that wish to participate in the prestigious awards, the 7th edition of its kind since they were formed. The PRAU Excellence Awards celebrate the
Read MoreThe Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has dismissed media reports that they are considering placing criminal charges against Sudhir Ruparelia due to his role in the collapse of Crane Bank Ltd, a bank he founded in 1995. “There are no preferred charges because what we have received is a criminal
Read MoreKampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) officials were on Wednesday grilled for deducting National Social Security Fund (NSSF) money on staff salaries without remitting it to the Fund. The officials led by KCCA, Deputy Executive Director, Sam Serukuuma were appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises
Read MoreBy Godfrey Kenneth Gobba Millions of people are busy toiling day and night so that they can save enough money to buy land. The average individual tends to look at a land title with their name on it as a sign of financial accomplishment even if most of the time
Read MoreCoca-Cola Co (KO.N) reported a 60.2 percent drop in quarterly profit, as the beverage maker incurred a charge of $653 million related to refranchising its North America bottling operations. Reuters reports that net income attributable to Coca-Cola's shareholders fell to $1.37 billion, or 32 cents per share, in the second
Read MoreDr. Frank Sebbowa, the former Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) retired from public service last year. In April 2017, Jolly Kaguhangire replaced Sebbowa as UIA’s substantive Executive Director. Sebbowa has since joined the private sector; he is the Chief Executive Officer at Frank Energy Consultants, a company he co-founded early this
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