THIS WEEK: MTN’s 2017 marathon to benefit health sector Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 14th edition of the MTN Kampala Marathon is set to benefit the health sector targeting maternal health and cancer among school children, according to the firm’s CEO Wim Vanhelleputte. Vanhelleputte said the proceeds collected …
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THIS WEEK: Born again Christians hold prayers inside parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a move to cleanse parliament of the recent brawl that left some legislators injured, speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga on Oct.06 hosted a team of born again Christians led by Apostle Juliet Oyet …
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THIS WEEK: Stanbic’s new PMI show decline in business activity Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank’s latest Purchase Managers Index PMI for September indicates a slight decline in the headline index from 54.1% in August to 53.8% in September, signaling decline in economic activities. Jibran Qureshi, the …
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THIS WEEK: NSSF’s “Friends with Benefits” campaign is back Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has unveiled the second edition of the “Friends with Benefits” campaign, an initiative aimed at promoting a savings and investments culture amongst Ugandans. The campaign that runs as a …
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THIS WEEK: Dr. Rwendeire passes on Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Abel Rwendeire the deputy chairperson of the National Planning Authority and chairman of the Makerere University Visitation committee succumbed to a heart attack on Oct.05. His colleagues said he had been complaining of chest pain before he …
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Midrand, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Women legislators have been urged to step up advocacy and oversight efforts to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation in Africa. Given their representative, legislative and oversight roles, legislators are seen as better placed to mobilise communities to stop the vice. Statistics indicate that more …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Emirates Airlines is focusing on making its brand in Uganda more vibrant in an effort to woo more travelers to its planes. Speaking to journalists in Kampala on Oct. 12, the Airline’s Country Manager for Uganda, Puneet Kohli said that they recently introduced new products …
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Midrand, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | African Legislators are concerned that given the slow pace of ratification of the Malabo Protocol, the Pan African Parliament might never acquire full legislative authority and only remain as an advisory organ. With only five ratifications since its adoption in 2014,out of 28 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| These are the top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Has Museveni become Uganda’s problem?: Experts reveal sectors suffering because of President. THE LAST WORD Africa’s real intellectual crisis: Why Museveni is not the cause of the problems of Uganda but rather their …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Judge Margaret Oguli Oumo has ordered that the 22 suspects in the murder of former police spokesman AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi each be compensated sh80 million after the High Court in Kampala found that they had been tortured in detention. Judge Oguli ruled on Thursday …
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