President Yoweri Museveni is believed to have spent more than $7 million on his 2016 presidential election campaign. Amama Mbabazi and Besigye spent $951,000 and $279,000 respectively. These individual expenditures came complementary to the Electoral Commission’s own budget which continues to bloat every five years. One thing is certain, if …
Read More »Kenya Airways to cut up to 600 jobs
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP Kenya Airways, the east African country’s struggling national airline, is to cut up to 600 jobs as part of a bid to achieve $200 million in savings, the airline said Thursday. The reductions at the airline, partly owned by the government as well as Air France …
Read More »Consolidating Sheraton tradition
Jean Philippe Bittencourt is the new General Manager of the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. He spoke to Patrick Kagenda about his vision, their operations and the general hospitality industry in the country. What is your background as far as the hotel industry is concerned? I have worked in the hospitality industry …
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