Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s defeated opposition coalition vowed Saturday they would not halt their bid to overturn a “sham” election result, which sparked violent protests that have left 11 people dead. Protests flared in opposition bastions as soon as President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the victor on Friday night …
Read More »Eight bodies taken to Nairobi morgue from protest-hit slums
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Eight bodies have been taken to the Nairobi city morgue from three slums which erupted into protests after President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the victor in a disputed election, a senior police officer said Saturday. Seven had sustained gunshot wounds, he said noting the eight …
Read More »VIDEO: Canadian Police Invests In Uganda Police
VIDEO: Canadian Police Invests In Uganda Police Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | The Uganda Police Department of Fire Prevention and rescue Services has asked government to beef up the staff component in the Rescue department with necessary skills, equipment and technology to help them execute their mandate. Rose Mary Wawire …
Read More »Three killed in protests against disputed Kenya vote
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Three people, including a child, have been shot dead in Kenya in opposition protests which raged overnight into Saturday after the hotly disputed election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Demonstrations and running battles with police broke out in Nairobi slums after anger in opposition strongholds …
Read More »VIDEO: Inter-religious council condemns Constitutional amendment bill on land
VIDEO: Inter-religious council condemns Constitutional amendment bill on land Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Inter Religious Council of Uganda has advised government not to move ahead with the proposed constitutional Amendment Bill on land acquisition saying this would be an infringement on people’s rights to land ownership. The religious …
Read More »BoU keeps Central Bank Rate at 10% for next three months
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |Bank of Uganda has kept the central bank rate at 10% for the next three months citing stability in inflation and positive economic activity going forward. “Given that inflation is expected to remain around the medium term target and that economic activity is picking up …
Read More »Litmus test for Basena and Kajoba as Cranes face Rwanda
TODAY: Uganda vs Rwanda (CHAN 4pm St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende) Kampala, Uganda | KAWOWO SPORTS | Moses Basena and Fred Kajoba will be under scrutiny when Uganda Cranes host Rwanda’s Amavubi in the first leg of the CHAN 2018 qualifiers play off. The two sides face off on Saturday at St. Mary’s …
Read More »Musagala falls out, Uganda returns home with a silver
FRIDAY RESULTS ?? #London2017 ▶️D. Ajok 8th 800m (out) ▶️H. Nakaayi 4th (out) ▶️R. Musagala 9th in 3:42.01 (out of 1500m final) Olympian Ronald Musagala could only manage 9th place in the London World Championships 1500m semifinal Friday night, ending any more hopes for another Ugandan medal. Musagala was the …
Read More »VIDEO: Gov’t builds permanent homes for scores relocated for oil Refinery
VIDEO: Gov’t builds permanent homes for scores relocated for oil Refinery Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Government has handed over 46 modern housing units to some residents of Kabaale parish, Buseruka sub-county in Hoima district where the oil refinery will be constructed. The beneficiaries were part of the 7,000 people …
Read More »VIDEO: Uganda to Host Lacrosse 7s
VIDEO: Uganda to Host Lacrosse 7s Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Uganda is welcoming to foreign individuals as she is exotic sport. Teams from 5 Countries to participate in Jinja. In 2009 the country welcomed Lacrosse a game that hit her though was not heard of. Eight years later Uganda …
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