Mujib Kasule is a former footballer turned manager. He was vice president of Uganda’s football governing body, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) from 2012 to 2014. KAMPALA, UGANDA |AGNES E NANTABA| Even as a privileged child who was born into a wealthy family in Wandegeya, a Kampala city …
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VIDEO: Athletes Flagged Off Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Twenty athletes including Seven female and thirteen males have been flagged off to London this morning by national council of sports general secretary Nicolas Muramagi at the NCS headquarters in lugogo. A record team of athletes will represent Uganda at …
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Surplus expected to eat into the producer’s profitability KAMPALA, UGANDA|ISAAC KHISA| The cement industry in Uganda could be headed for tough times as firms increase production capacity next year beyond the available demand. Lafarge Group’s Hima Cement is setting up a new plant in Tororo, eastern Uganda, with capacity of …
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AMISOM recognizes Ugandan police officers for their contribution to stability in Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia | AMISOM MEDIA | –The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has feted a contingent of Formed Police Unit (FPU) from Uganda who have completed one year of service in Somalia. The officers were decorated with African Union …
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VIDEO: Five perish in an accident at Maya along Kampala-Masaka highway Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | At least 5 people were killed and several others sustained serious injuries after a Fuso truck rammed into a commuter taxi along Masaka-Kampala highway. Share on: WhatsApp
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VIDEO: Youth roughs up MP Simeo Nsubuga at Kabaka Coronation Anniversary Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Kassanda South MP Simeo Nsubuga is smarting from humiliation after a youth activist assaulted him during the Kabaka’s coronation anniversary in Mubende district. The activist held the MP by his collar as he …
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Kampala, Uganda |JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s price of goods and services somewhat reduced to 5.7% in the year ending July 2017 down from 6.4% recorded in the same period in June 2017, according to data from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) released on July 31. The statistics body said the decline was attributed …
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Haruna Nyanzi is the managing director of the Kampala-based Sombha Solutions, an information and communication technology provider. He spoke to The Independent’s Ian Katusiime about how the young company is setting itself apart in a rather competitive industry. What is your management style? I believe in clear goal sharing, where …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Uganda has confirmed that 12 of her solidiers, part of the African Union (AU) troops in Somalia, were killed in an ambush by Shabaab militants on Sunday. “From the battlefield, it is now confirmed that UPDF lost 12 gallant soldiers with 7 …
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The National Social Security Fund’s move to shut down its old e-collection system and adopt a more advanced tech savvy portal last year coupled with increase in compliance has boosted its capability to collect more employee contributions, according to its Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba. KAMPALA, UGANDA |ISAAC KHISA| Byarugaba, who …
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