Rebels from the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) have kidnapped at least ten, but possibly up to 40 people from Kunu village in the north-eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), the AFP news agency is reporting. The news agency quotes local official Dungu Christophe Ikando as saying
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A battle for the skies looms in the region after Uganda licensed a larger private airline that is slated to start operations in the Kenya Airways dominated market in November. Vule Airways Limited, which will operate flights within the East African region and London, is set to run both passenger
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A six-month-old girl has died in Kenya, her doctor told Reuters on Tuesday, after her parents said she was tear gassed and clubbed by police in a security crackdown after last week's disputed election. Samantha Pendo was asleep in her mother's arms when police forced their way into their home
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Bill Gates has given away US$4.6bn (Shs16.5trillion) to charity in his largest donation since 2000. This is more than half Uganda’s national budget for 2017/18. He remains the world's richest person, despite giving away 64 million shares in Microsoft. The shares are equivalent to 5% of his total fortune, currently
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Retail chain Nakumatt Supermarket employees have joined the list of creditors and entities seeking legal redress over the company’s failure to meet its financial obligations. The employees, through the Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and Allied Workers (KUCFAW), have moved to court accusing Nakumatt of delaying their salaries, failing to
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Parliament has summoned Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) bosses to explain their refusal to hand over Shs7bn to teachers SACCO. Appearing before Parliament Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday to answer audit queries raised in the June 2016 Auditor General’s report, Alex Kakooza , the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and
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Penetration of formal banking services remains out of reach of the ordinary Ugandan with only about 20% of the population banked. MTN Uganda’s Mobile Money continues to drive the financial inclusion agenda in Uganda and a year ago in partnership with Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) introduced MoKash, a micro
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Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports officials were on Tuesday grilled by MPs on Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as to why they gave Shs2.1bn to private universities PAC summoned the Education Ministry officials following a revelation by Auditor General, John Muwanga that the Ministry transferred Shs2.19bn to six private
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Uganda's Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Lt Gen. Wilson Mbaddi Mbassu and other senior UPDF officials on Tuesday morning met with US Congress Officials led by The US Ambassador to Uganda HE Deborah R. Malac. The Congress team and their host met at the MODVA/ UPDF Headquarters-Mbuya. Among the
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Yvonne Namaganda, one of the pupils who perished in the Buddo Junior School fire in 2008 is among seven people Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has awarded Buganda Kingdom's highest honour. Other recipients of the Order of the Shield and Spears or Ekitiibwa ky'Amafumu n'Engabo include Joseph Mulwanyamuli Ssemwogerere, the
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