The Uganda Police Force has questioned staff of the country's Electoral Commission over the Jinja East By-election. This development was revealed Monday by the electoral body's spokesperson, Jotham Taremwa. "Police investigations on Jinja East by-election ongoing. Some staff that worked have been questioned. Please keep calm and cooperate with investigators,"
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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame appointed Uzziel Ndagijimana as finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle, his office said. Kagame swept to a landslide victory in a presidential election last year, securing a third term in office and extending his 17 years in power. Late on Friday, he promoted state minister of
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The Constitutional Court in Uganda is hearing an opposition attempt to annul a constitutional amendment which removes presidential age limits. MPs voted overwhelmingly last year to scrap the age limit of 75. It meant 73-year-old President Yoweri Museveni, in power for more than 30 years, could seek re-election in 2021.
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Work in Mbarara town got paralyzed as Fortebet showered over 200 customers with the usual gifts that it gives out by way of saying; ‘Thank you’. All customers that were found in all the three Fortebet centres which include; Ru Complex, Mbarara Main and Mbarara Alois got various gifts ranging
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Barclays Bank of Kenya’s looming change of trade name to ABSA has run into strong headwinds after a Kenyan company moved to court for orders stopping the shift on grounds that it reserved and has been using the name for more than a decade, Business Daily reports. ABSA Kenya Limited
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Banks under their umbrella body Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) have rejected Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)’s directive to have them release all account details of their customers, arguing that it is unlawful. In a press statement dated April8, 2018 signed by Fabian Kasi, the UBA Chairman and Wilbrod Humphreys Owor, UBA
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Kenyan multi-millionaire businessman Narendra Raval has raised $97 million (Shs291bn) in the form of debt and equity from the International Finance Corporation to fund the construction of new cement plants for his company, National Cement. According to a report by Kenya’s Nation newspaper, Raval, who is the chairman of steel
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By Aloysious Kasoma The controversial successful sale of Crane Bank to dfcu was a blessing to the financial sector, Dr. Louis Kasekende, the Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda has said. Speaking at an event to mark 20 years of Securities Exchange (USE) at Kampala Serena Hotel on Friday Kasekende said:
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Uganda’s long distance ace Joshua Cheptegei has won the 5000m gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. After a slow start, 21-year-old Cheptegei took charge of the race in the last 5 of 12.5 laps, finishing powerfully in 13:50.83 for his first gold at senior level. It is also Uganda’s first
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been accused by a section of MPs from the West Nile region of using cruel methods of collecting taxes. The MPs including Driwaru Zaitun (Yumbe Woman MP), Rose Atim Ayaka (Maracha Woman MP), Ashraf Olega (Aringa County- Yumbe district) and David Abala (Ngora County) allege
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