Poor Kenyans have had to rely on food donations during the pandemic Kenyans online are outraged after the ministry of health spent huge sums on tea, snacks and mobile phone airtime for its staff in the battle against coronavirus pandemic. Some 4m Kenyan shillings ($37,000; £30,000) has been spent on
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A number of MPs are not happy with President Yoweri Museveni’s comments on Shs10bn Parliament allocated to itself, with each MP given Shs20m to ostensibly fight COVID-19 in their constituencies. The Shs10bn is part of the Shs304bn supplementary budget to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. In his address about COVID-19
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The number of Covid-19 cases in Tanzania on Wednesday jumped to 480 after 196 more people tested positive. The figures included those announced by Zanzibar's Health minister. Making the announcement, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the country had also registered six more deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities
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Jumia operates in 11 African states including Uganda A year after its much heralded debut on the New York Stock Exchange, e-commerce start-up Jumia has shut down in three African states, struggled to turn a profit and got dumped by its original owners, writes former BBC Africa Business editor Larry
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EU Head of Delegation to Uganda, Ambassador Pacifici (L) and Minister Kasaija after signing the deal The European Union has today approved to finance the project for the rehabilitation of the Tororo-Gulu railway. A grant of EUR 21.5 million (UShs91bn) will be disbursed from the European Development Fund (EDF) to
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Heavy-goods vehicles have been queuing on the Kenya-Uganda border due to slow coronavirus tests Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has announced new measures to control the spread of the coronavirus by lorry drivers after more than 20 entering the country from Kenya tested positive. The drivers won't be allowed to carry
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. FILE PHOTO | AFP The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Nigeria’s request for emergency financial assistance of SDR 2,454.5 million (US$ 3.4 billion, 100 percent of quota) under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to meet the urgent balance of payment needs stemming
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has challenged civil servants in the country to take pay cuts and support efforts to fight coronavirus. Museveni said this while addressing the nation on the COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. "Why public servants have not cut salaries. Your people pay me 3.6m then
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Sugar bill into law. This as Uganda makes its final deliberations in trading off its surplus sugar to Tanzania, with the first consignment of 20,000 metric tones being agreed upon, at the prevailing market rates. The President assented to the bill on 24th,
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Fort Portal is set to be upgraded to city status/online photo Uganda’s Parliament Tuesday unanimously passed the creation of 15 new cities. 313 MPs were present, with 312 voting in favour while one voted against. It’s only Sarah Opendi, the Minister of State for Mineral Development that voted against the
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