Wilson Awuzu will be joining a lucky few individuals in a once-in-a lifetime-trip to the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi to watch the Formula One grand prix in November. Awuzu becomes the third winner since the City Tyres/Pirelli promotion kicked off months ago. Awuzu was picked by Andrew Mwenda, …
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Stacey Gillian Abe. This name is fast sounding loud gongs in the realm of art, echoing the rising stature of a young and ambitious artist who has had to knock down barriers for a breakthrough in an art discipline that is probably the least practiced in Uganda and elsewhere, writes Nathan …
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VIDEO: A Ugandan minister has officially launched Rolex as one of business ventures in Uganda. The ministry of tourism and wildlife declared the start of the Kampala Rolex Festival this week with the minister saying the Rolex busines employs a big number of people. Share on:
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The Kenyan government announced on Thursday it had opened an investigation over the alleged disappearance of Olympic kits worn by athletes at the Rio Games. Each Kenyan athlete was supposed to receive three different kits from the country’s equipment supplier, with one for training, another …
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Rest of Uganda’s schedule Saturday August 20 Men’s 1500m final 3.00am (Sunday) Men’s 5000m final 3.30am (Sunday) Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei Sunday August 21 Men’s Marathon final 3.30pm Solomon Mutai, Jackson Kiprop and Stephen Kiprotich Ronald Musagala’s 1,500m Olympic dream remained alive when he qualified Thursday night for the final. He …
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Washington, United States | AFP | US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel next week to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia on a three-nation tour focused on counterterrorism, the State Department said Thursday. The top US diplomat arrives in Nairobi on Monday for talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta …
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Usain Bolt wrote another chapter of improbable Olympic history with a third consecutive 200m crown on Thursday as Ashton Eaton led an American gold rush by clinching back-to-back decathlon titles. Bolt, who just days earlier had become the first man in history to …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Thursday South Sudan’s former rebel leader and ex-vice president Riek Machar has escaped to the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo following violent clashes last month, an official said Thursday. “Riek Machar is currently in DRC, in Kinshasa, and wants to go as soon as …
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Job Opening Posting Title: Associate Programme Management Officer Job Code Title: Associate Programme Management Officer Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 15 August 2016 – 13 October 2016 Job Opening Number: 60977 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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Job Opening Posting Title: Administrative Officer Job Code Title: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 16 August 2016 – 14 October 2016 Job Opening Number: 64701 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
