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Uganda mourns goalkeeper Dhaira

Saddened by the death of Abel Dhaira, sports officials dressed in black paid their last respects Monday during a requiem service at All Saints Church Nakasero. Minister of State of Sports, Charles Bakkabulindi said, “Uganda has built a strong team of goal keepers. Abel one of them, was good at penalties and this …

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BOU: Fall in food prices lowers Uganda inflation

Bank of Uganda has reduced the Central bank Rate (CBR) to 16% to ease monetary policy for potential economic growth. BOU maintained the rediscount rate and bank rate at 20%and 21% respectively, the policy will also maintain the core inflation over the next quarters, so as to target 5% of the …

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UNHAPPINESS: Museveni’s next big challenge

To illustrate how successful his 30-year administration has been, President Yoweri Museveni likes to use a slew of social economic indicators. He throws up GDP growth figures like a talented conjurer describing his best trick and is at his best when listing the lengths of new roads, new hospitals, schools, …

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Abel Dhaira burial set for Wednesday

The remains of former Cranes goalkeeper Abel Dhaira arrived in Uganda early Sunday. Dhaira died last week in Iceland, where he was under cancer treatment. Abel, son of Cranes goalkeeping great Bright Dhaira, will be buried on Wednesday in Jinja. Family members led by Dhaira (Abel’s father), FUFA Officials, vice-president …

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Mbabazi’s Election Petition

Differences with 2001, 2006 petitions make this a tough call for CJ Katureebe Chief Justice Bart Katureebe must have felt a sense that he had been here before as he led eight justices of the Supreme Court in Kampala on March 7 to the pre-hearing conference of a petition against …

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Kiprotich comes 4th in Tokyo marathon, wins over sh20m

Uganda will enter a strong team of four runners in the Rio Olympics Marathon event due to the consistently good performance of the country’s long distance runners led by Stephen Kiprotich. With a slot for defending Olympic champion Kiprotich guaranteed, four other Ugandans have in the past year beaten the …

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