The Kenyan government has delayed plans to start crude oil production and exports until the government passes an amended law that includes setting out how revenues will be shared between national and county government and local communities. The law is expected to be in place by late September, when a
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Kenya is the first African country to start using a new generic Aids drug that can improve and prolong the lives of people who suffer severe side effects and resistance to other treatments, the Reuters news agency reports. Dolutegravir (DTG), which was first approved in the US in 2013, is
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More than a quarter of the world's population now uses Facebook every month, the social network says. "As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially two billion people," founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg posted. The milestone comes just 13 years after the network was founded by Mr
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Uganda’s State House has said that it only pays school fees to students, but doesn’t offer scholarships. This revelation was made by the State House Comptroller, Lucy Nakyobe while appearing before the Parliament’s Committee of Equal Opportunities on Tuesday to answer questions related to State House scholarships. The meeting between
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By Peter Abaanabasazi Cultural leaders from Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Alur Kingdom and Ker Kwaro Acholi have demanded government to share information regarding the oil and gas sector. Cultural leaders, who recently launched of policy guideline aimed at protecting cultural rights of communities in the oil-rich Albertine Graben, accuse government of
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Africa features significantly in the latest Global Threat Impact Index released for May 2017 by Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. Out of the top ten countries, five are African. Zambia has the highest risk profile, with Nigeria in second position. Uganda, Malawi and South African are ranked 7th, 8th and
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Effective June15, 2017, MTN Uganda revised its Mobile Money sending and withdrawal fees. A critical analysis of the new rates shows a general increment. For example, the revised tariffs available on MTN Uganda website indicates that sending between Shs250, 001 to Shs500, 000 to MTN registered users will increase to
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Facebook is launching a UK initiative to train and fund local organisations to combat extremism and hate speech. It comes a week after the social network announced steps of its own to remove terrorist-related content from its site. The UK Online Civil Courage Initiative's initial partners include Imams Online and
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The government of Uganda through the National Drug Authority (NDA) has closed 58 pharmacies over failure to acquire regulatory approval, a move that has left hundreds jobless. In a statement issued on June19, 2017, NDA said that the licensing of drug outlets for 2017 had ended and warned the public
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Indebted Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL) on Wednesday entered into a partnership with PayWay, a one of the leading brand vending payments system through which Uganda Telecom Msente customers will be able to deposit and withdraw money from any ofl PayWay machines, agents and dealer outlets countrywide. “We are excited to
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