Detectives have smoked out a Ugandan Form One dropout who used forged academic certificates to get top jobs in government and reputable private companies in Kenya. Until he was arrested last week, he was the Deputy Director of Information and Communications Technology at the Public Service Commission. According to the
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Ugandan children have asked the government to halt its planned programme of distributing contraceptives to teenagers, saying that it’s against their rights. The children revealed this when they petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga on Friday. “We know who we are. We respect and value our bodies. We honour
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The Uganda shilling held firm against the US dollar on the back of subdued market activity as most players stayed out of market due to mid month tax payments. Trading was in the range of 3580/3590 during the week ending 16th June 2017 In the fixed income market there was
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A row has erupted between Buganda Kingdom’s affiliate Buganda Land Board Ltd (BLB) and the family of late Sir Daudi Chwa II over compensation money for Kampala-Jinja Expressway. In a statement dated June15, the Chwa family claims that whereas they are the rightful owners of the land in question (Block
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Depositors will soon start enjoying increased cover on their money should lending institutions collapse. According to Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) Acting Chief Executive Mohamud Ahmed, the agency is about to get approval to raise the deposit insurance cover from the current figure of KShs100,000. “The review is set to
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Facebook has announced details of steps it is taking to remove terrorist-related content. The move comes after growing pressure from governments for technology companies to do more to take down material such as terrorist propaganda. In a series of blog posts by senior figures and an interview with the BBC,
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Stanbic Bank Uganda this week hosted its Muslim customers who are observing the holy month to a dinner to break their Ramadan fast at Hotel Africana. The annual observance is one of the five pillars of Islam. Speaking at the dinner Moses Mbubi, Stanbic Bank’s Head of Human Capital said,
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The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) (on Thursday announced the top 10 nominees who will be contending for the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), to be awarded in Accra, Ghana on 18th July 2017. Innovators from nine African countries including Uganda, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Liberia, Morocco, Nigeria,
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Dubai-based flydubai on Thursday announced the start of flights to Kilimanjaro from 29 October. The re-launched service to the carrier’s third point in Tanzania, along with Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, will see flydubai’s network in Africa expand to 12 destinations. flydubai began operations to Tanzania in 2014 and has
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has said that genuine liberalization of the pensions sector will play a big role in the growth of Uganda's capital markets and the economy at large. This was revealed by Dr. Louis Kasekende, the Deputy Governor, BoU at the of launch of the 10-Year Capital
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