President Uhuru Kenyatta went on something like an adventure in Kisumu on Saturday, traversing the lakeside city without security outriders. The President, his new ally Raila Odinga and other dignitaries had attended the burial of former Youth Development Fund chairman Bruce Odhiambo in Muhoroni. As Mr Kenyatta left Mr Odhiambo’s
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The African Union called for a suspension of the proclamation of Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential-election results, saying there were “serious doubts” about their veracity. The continental body’s surprise request comes as Congo’s highest court considers opposition leader Martin Fayulu’s bid to overturn the outcome, which he says was rigged
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Uganda’s Electoral Commission has warned Government against creating more new districts, arguing that bringing on board more districts would distort the smooth flow of electoral activities ahead of the 2021 general elections. The Commission officials made the remarks on Thursday while appearing before the Committee of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Dr.Kizza Besigye has said that he is in the struggle to oust President Yoweri Museveni not necessarily to be President of Uganda, but he is interested in a country where Ugandans live with dignity and their rights and freedoms respected. The four time presidential
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Uganda’s economy was generally stable in 2018. The economy continued to recover as witnessed by the decline in Non-Performing Loans and an increase in private sector credit growth. Private sector credit increased to 12.2% going by September numbers while the ratio of NPLs to total loans in the banking industry
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's long-delayed presidential election has been postponed for another week, BBC reports. The vote, scheduled for Sunday, is now due to take place on 30 December, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday. A delay in deploying voting materials to polling sites after a fire last week
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President Yoweri Museveni has sarcastically revealed that Kampala people don’t have representatives in Parliament. While launching the construction of the Kampala Flyover at Nakivubo Blue Primary School today, Museveni told guests that there will be no need to recognize Kampala MPs since they don’t exist. “..I won’t even talk about
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Rwanda President Paul Kagame has revealed that he will not sit back and watch as neighbouring countries continue to work hard towards destabilizing his country. While addressing foreign and local journalists after the closing the 16th National Umushyikirano Council yesterday, Kagame emphasised that Rwanda will continue to nurture good relations
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A debate on Parliament's Presidential Affairs report on the Bulambuli land survivors' resettlement land saga on Tuesday ended up in bribery counter accusations among Members of Parliament. The report presented by the Committee Chairperson Jessica Ababiku recommends the cancellation of the 2,876 acre land transaction by the Office of the
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More than 10,000 people have expressed interest to join, the New Formation of Mugisha Muntu, the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party President, URN reports. Alice Alaso, the former Serere District Woman MP, says that popularizing the new formation is on-going before it is finally launched by December 25th.
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