Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is in hot seat as the August House debates the Controversial Constitution Amendment (No2) Bill, 2017 today. Brought by Igara West MP, Raphael Magyezi, the Bill seeks to amend article 102 (b) of the Constitution so that a person above 75 years of age
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Regional bank, KCB Group (KCB) is set to introduce a biometric access system that will allow customers to use their fingerprints and voice to securely log into their accounts, including getting services at ATMs, reports the Daily Nation. The tier-one lender has placed a tender inviting qualified technical experts to
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Kenya is emerging from a protracted presidential election process and seeing a return to political stability. Nonetheless, challenges will persist in 2018 for organisations operating in the country and East Africa more widely. High debt levels in Kenya and unpredictable policymaking in Tanzania are among the key risks for businesses
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Ecobank Rwanda will invest more funds in agency and e-banking as the lender seeks to increase uptake of its digital products and bring on board the unbanked population across the country, official has said. This comes ahead of planned closure of five of the bank’s branches across the country next
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Men with more kilos than necessary are at greater risk of infertility, shows a study that also says they could suffer low sperm count and poor quality seed, the precursor to infertility. The study, published in the journal Human Reproduction last week, found that greater body mass index (BMI) was
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President Yoweri Museveni has urged cultural leaders and cultural institutions in the country to keep off politics, but rather endeavour to promote unity, togetherness and co-existence of all tribes and people of Uganda. The President added that cultural leaders and institutions should desist from meddling in politics because they are
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Seven teachers from five African countries have been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize 2018. Now in its fourth year, the US$1 million (Shs3.6bn) award is the largest prize of its kind. Catherine Nakabugo from Uganda, Ayodele Odeogbola and Itodo Anthony from Nigeria,
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A Ugandan innovator has won a top Africa innovation award, walking away with US$50,000 (Shs180.49m). Geoffrey Ssekatawa, the founder of Brent Technologies, a lubricant collection and recycling company was 12 winners of the African Entrepreneurship Award 2017 supported by AfriBMCE Bank of Africa. In its 3rd edition, African Entrepreneurship Award
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Dubai-based flydubai’s inaugural flight touched down Friday at Kilimanjaro International Airport, increasing capacity to Tanzania and further expanding its network in Africa to twelve destinations. flydubai will offer six flights a week to Kilimanjaro, three of which are via a stop in the capital, Dar es Salaam and will increase
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The Minister of Science Technology and Innovation has applauded Huawei for technological transformation in Uganda. This happened at the Ntare School Alumni fundraising dinner at Sheraton Hotel Kampala on 13th December where Huawei contributed 15 laptops for information technology boost in Ntare. “I thank Huawei for this wonderful contribution of
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