VIDEO: Measles outbreak in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Sixty seven suspected cases of measles have been reported in Kampala and surrounding areas, according to the Ministry of Health. The Ministry now says Ugandans should be on the lookout for the symptoms and report any suspicious cases to the …
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VIDEO: Besigye says hacking claims in Kenya election can not be ignored Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | As Kenyans await the final results of the presidential election and the results of other positions, Ugandan opposition politicians say what is happening in Kenya, where their colleagues have claimed malpractices, was expected. …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Airtel Uganda has announced the planned departure of their managing director Anwar Soussa in a notice shared on Aug. 09. According to the notice, Soussa, who took up this role in June last year, is leaving as a result of a personal decision to take …
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In The Independent this week: New Museveni age-limit plan THE LAST WORD The Kenya, Rwanda elections: How voting in these two East African nations reflects our understanding of democracy. COVER STORY New Museveni age-limit plan: How president’s team has ‘trapped’ MPs. NEWS ANALYSIS Museveni’s refinery deal: Now gov’t says in …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Human rights activists have demanded that Kampala Capital City Authority takes measures to tame the brutality of its law enforcement force and also compensate the family of the late Olivia Basemera who was pursued to death by the force Basemera, who was a vendor in …
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MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | GODFREY SSALI | Women legislators of theAfrican continenthave decried what they have called the persistent marginalization of women in the control of productive resources. They said that despite being the majority population on the continent who account for 80 of food production in Africa, they continue to …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Cabinet has approved the ratification of the EAC-COMESA-SADC Tripartite Free Area Agreement (FTA), paving way for the implementation of the Agreement. In a Cabinet meeting that took place on Friday 4th August 2017, members unanimously agreed that Uganda was ready to start the implementation of …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI |The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has condemned the manner in which Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) enforcement officers handle street vendors especially women, saying such excessive force is uncalled for. This follows the death of a one Olivia Basemera last Friday …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Electoral Commission (EC) has cancelled the Kibanda North parliamentary by-election slated for Thursday after the former MP in the 9th Parliament and also independent candidate Sam Otada pulled out of the race. This has left the ruling National Resistance Movement flag bearer Taban Amin …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly re-elected Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Eng. Moses Magogo has called for an end in-fighting withing the sports community. “Those fighting the persons are fighting the game and sowing seeds instability for long periods. Let us not take for granted what we …
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