NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Friday announced the third mpox case, reiterating intensified surveillance at ports of entry to avert mass transmission of the highly infectious viral disease. Patrick Amoth, director-general for health in the Ministry of Health, said the third case was detected from …
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KINSHASA, DR Congo | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) decided to allocate 10 million U.S. dollars to contain the mpox outbreak, the DRC presidential office announced late Thursday via X. The announcement came after DRC President Felix Tshisekedi met with visiting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is planning a total shut down of Karuma bridge to all traffics to facilitate major repair works. Karuma Bridge was temporarily closed to heavy vehicles in April this year, after an assessment established defects on its structures. The government has since contracted National …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Regional parliamentary sittings will become part of the legislative culture of Parliament, Speaker Anita Among said. While chairing the second plenary session of the regional sitting at Kaunda Grounds, Gulu City on Thursday, 29 August 2024, Among said regional sittings will allow Members of Parliament …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former defence minister and ambassador to China, Dr. Crispus Walter Kiyonga, as the new Chancellor of Makerere University. Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, Makerere University’s Vice Chancellor, confirmed Kiyonga’s appointment on X. Dr. Crispus Kiyonga replaces Professor Ezra Suruma who retired this position in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has issued a warrant of arrest for John Watenga, the farm manager of former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agnes Nandutu. Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga issued the warrant of arrest against Watenga on Friday when the matter came up …
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LONDON, UK | Xinhua | One of the biggest games of any season in the Premier League arrives in the third weekend as Manchester United entertain Liverpool at Old Trafford in a clash that is vital to home coach Erik ten Hag. Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat away to Brighton last …
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COMMENT | Andrew Kabeera | The future of financial inclusion in this country and across the world will depend squarely on how the financial industry can collect data from the millions of people who need financial services efficiently and effectively. In the last year, we at Post Bank have had the honor …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has granted Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa a cash bail of 35 million shillings. Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga on Friday afternoon granted Geraldine Ssali bail after finding that her sureties were substantial with …
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KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwandan President Paul Kagame has dismissed over 200 military personnel from the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF), including 21 senior and junior officers, the military announced in a statement on Friday. Among those dismissed were Martin Nzaramba and Etienne Uwimana, alongside 19 other senior and junior …
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