Due in Kyankwanzi
Newly elected NRM MPs & some Independents
Members of the Central Executive Committee
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly
Not invited
Incumbent MPs re-elected to 11th parliament.
Speaker Kadaga and deputy Oulanyah Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga …
President Suluhu tweaks cabinet, drops chief secretary
Suluhu names Liberata Mulamula in key post of Foreign Affairs, another woman with potential to lead Tanzania Dodoma, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named Liberata Mulamula as Tanzania’s new Foreign Affairs Minister, and brought in another woman Ummy Mwalimu as Minister in the President’s office. The changes included the …
Read More »The Queen Elizabeth Park lion massacre
How anti-trafficking tactics netted suspected killers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When news emerged on March 20 that six lions had been killed in Queen Elizabeth National Park, in southwestern Uganda, Uganda’s conservation community and the security forces acted swiftly. The carcasses of the lions were found in the …
Read More »CCM party confirms VP Dr Mpango, swearing in tomorrow
Mpango’s Career
1980-1980 Public relations assistant, National Provident Fund
1980-1981 Research assistant, Elimu Supplies Ltd
1984-1988 Economist, Ministry of Labor
1988-2002 Economics Lecturer Dar-es-Salaam University
2002-2006 Senior Economist World Bank
2007-2009 Economic advisor to the President, President’s Office
2009-2010 Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry …
Impact of AfCFTA on oil and gas industry
Improved efficiency and competition in the Africa markets will be significantly felt and boost development | SHANTEL MUFANDAIDZA | Created by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in 2018, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) came into effect on January 01, 2021. Since the World Trade Organisation creation, the …
Read More »Tanzania’s Suluhu nominates Dr Mpango for Vice Presidency
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tanzanian Finance Minister who was last month struggling for his life at Benjamin Mkapa hospital in Dodoma, has been nominated by President Samia Suluhu to become the country’s next Vice President. Suluhu nominated Dr Philip Isdor Mpango to Tanzania’s Chama Cha …
Read More »PLE: Rain, rain, go away
Heavy rains disrupt start of PLE, late start expected in many places Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heavy rains have this morning disrupted the start of the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE in different parts of the country. At many examination storage centres, there were no teachers to receive the materials. …
Read More »Maize trade tension
Why maize is causing trade tensions between Kenya and its neighbours | THE INDEPENDENT | There was confusion in the East African grain market recently after Kenya banned maize imports from Tanzania and Uganda. The Agriculture and Food Authority said the reason for the ban was that levels of mycotoxins …
Read More »Container ship stuck in Suez Canal finally refloated
Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | The massive container ship Ever Given has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday. “The vessel is en route to the port of Rotterdam,” and expected to arrive there on March …
Read More »End of the Mike Mutebi era at KCCA FC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC have today ended the contract of one of their most successful managers, Mike Hillary Mutebi. In a brief statement, KCCA described Mutebi as the most successful manager they have had, and said his long time assistant Morley Byekwaso would take over. JUST …
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