Kenya's electoral commission has announced changes in its top personnel to oversee the new presidential election next month, while campaigning officially began Wednesday. Six officials have been appointed to run the new vote ordered by the Supreme Court after it nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election, a statement by commission Chairman
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There was drama in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa when two suspected car thieves, one of them with a snake around his neck, walked naked through the streets. But it turned out to be a publicity stunt. The men, covered in mud, were said to have been bewitched after stealing
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Local and international agricultural exporters in the coffee, tea, cotton & cocoa sectors on Wednesday converged at Sheraton Hotel, Kampala to find solutions to production, market and financial related issues. The breakfast meeting was organized by dfcu Bank. Uganda’s agricultural products constitute 80% of her total exports and while the
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Even the most tech savvy among us have a hard time wrapping their heads around Bitcoin. It's a hot topic and a frequent point of discussion among investors, entrepreneurs and stock traders, so you should want to know all about it. For starters, here's an overly simplified explanation of Bitcoin:
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Uganda’s Parliament will resume plenary sitting on Thursday (today) 7th September 2017 after Jacob L. Oulanyah, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the plenary sittings sine die on Tuesday, 5th September 2017 over women killings in the country. “I have been directed to inform you that Parliament will resume the plenary sittings
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Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) says politicians’ interference in road works across the country is increasingly becoming unbearable. This was revealed by Eng. Joseph Otim, the Director in charge of Road Maintenance at UNRA on Wednesday during a stakeholder’s engagement meeting held at Silver Spring Hotel-Kampala. The meeting was aimed
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Property mogul Sudhir Ruparelia, the proprietor of Crane Bank ( under receivership) wants Bank of Uganda (BoU) lawyers, MMAKS Advocates and AF Mpanga out of the case in which the Central Bank sued him for allegedly causing financial loses to the Bank (Crane Bank) on grounds that they have conflict
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Four people have been beheaded in two Kenyan villages by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. The attacks occurred in Silini-Mashambani and Bobo villages located in Hindi, Lamu West, the Daily Nation reports. A senior administrator in the area who talked to the Nation on Wednesday morning and requested not to be named
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Nissan has launched a longer-range version of its best-selling Leaf electric vehicle, as it fights growing competition in the electric car market. The new Leaf will run about 150 miles (240km) on a single charge, about 40 miles more than its previous model, the firm said. But that still falls
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Uganda’s taxman has commenced the auction of Nakumatt goods as it moves to recover millions of shillings owed by the struggling regional retail chain. The Uganda Revenue Authority on Tuesday started the public auctions by selling perishable goods owned by Nakumatt, reports Business Daily Africa. The clearance sales at two
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