Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kenyan government has agreed to let in 90,000 metric tonnes of Ugandan sugar into its market annually, following a meeting between the two countries officials. The revelation was made by the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, Patrick Ocailap as he briefed President Yoweri Museveni …
Read More »Uganda – Kenya trade tension
Ugandan manufacturers to ran to East African Court of Justice over trade restrictions Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Tensions between Ugandan traders and the Kenyan government is likely to get worse a head of the festive season this December, according to executives at the Uganda Manufacturers Association. The traders …
Read More »Kipchoge votes for heir apparent Cheptegei 👑
📌 World Athletics Awards 6pm TODAY ✳ Contenders • Cheptegei 🇺🇬 • Crouser 🇺🇸 • Duplantis 🇸🇪 • Vetter 🇩🇪 • Warholm 🇳🇴 • Gidey 🇪🇹 • Hassan 🇳🇱 • Jepchirchir 🇰🇪 • Rojas 🇻🇪 • Herah 🇯🇲 Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge has acknowledged Joshua Cheptegei as the …
Read More »Kenya faces timber shortage as demand for wood grows
With a rapid increase in demand for wood in sectors from construction to household furniture, is there anything Kenya can do to ensure a better supply? | TOM COLLINS | On both sides of the congested Ngong Road in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi, informal carpenters known as “fundis” spend …
Read More »Heavy downpours in Kenya, Tanzania won’t affect Uganda – UNMA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fears that had been raised amongst weather experts that excessively heavy rains would pound Uganda in the coming days have subsided. The Uganda National Meteorological Authority-UNMA now says the country will continue receiving normal rainfall over several parts of the country in the next five …
Read More »Kenya set to shift to e-visa services in 2021
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Kenyan government on Tuesday announced a shift to e-visa services effective Jan. 1, 2021. The Immigration department said passengers from countries requiring a visa to enter Kenya are expected to have the document before boarding a plane. “We wish to inform you that 100 …
Read More »Marine police mount search for boat accident victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A combined team of marine police from Kenya and Uganda have joined forces to search for Ugandan traders believed to have drowned in Lake Victoria on Friday night. According to preliminary information, the 13 Ugandan traders were sailing on a boat with an unspecified number …
Read More »Kenya’s exports to EAC surpass pre-COVID-19 period
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s exports to countries in East African Community (EAC) have surpassed the pre-COVID-19 period, with the pandemic seemingly catalyzing trade. The exports to Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda recovered from May, sustaining an upward trajectory to August, new economic data from government statistics agency released on …
Read More »Kenya earmarks 3.7 mln USD to boost rhino conservation
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Kenya will set aside 400 million shillings (about 3.7 million U.S. dollars) annually to strengthen protection of rhinos in the wild amid growing threats, an official said on Tuesday. Najib Balala, cabinet secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, said the new funding to be sourced from …
Read More »Kenya loses 16 health workers to COVID-19 amid heightened risk
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Kenya has lost 16 healthcare workers to COVID-19 while 945 have contracted the virus since mid-March when the first positive case was reported in the country, health officials said on Thursday. Mercy Mwangangi, chief administrative secretary in the Ministry of Health said that healthcare workers …
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