African Union Observers Impressed With Gambia Election
The leader of the African Union (AU) poll observer mission monitoring Gambia's presidential election says his team is positively impressed with the organization of the poll and the conduct of voters.
View ArticleDespite Dismissal, Reforms Still Needed in Nigeria's Anti-Corruption...
A U.S.-based rights group says Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's sudden decision to fire the chairman of the anti-corruption commission will not solve the agency's longstanding problems.
View ArticlePope Signs Pledge for Africa
Pope Benedict XVI signed a Catholic Church pledge for Africa Saturday on the second day of his visit to the West African country of Benin.
View ArticleMember States vote to reinstate Libya as member of UN Human Rights Council
United Nations Member States voted overwhelmingly today to readmit Libya as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, eight months after the North African country was suspended for its then government'
View ArticleMiracle - Put Those Children in His Hands
It only occurred to me recently how shocking to a parent a child's passage into adolescence or adulthood must be. For about six years, a now 12-year-old girl had kept running up to me whenever ...
View ArticleBroker Jolts Hospitals With New Pricing Index
A new medical inflation index that will influence patients and insurers' choices has been released, sparking off debate on the cost of health care services in Kenya's top private ...
View ArticleRules of Engagement - Overdosing On Mummy's Fussy Ideas
If anybody is excited about our wedding, my mother-in-law is. She has this bank of ideas, I am wondering if we could fit all her suggestions and manage to have a wedding in just one day. Poor woman ...
View ArticleCitizens Will Not Benefit From Cut in Ocean Freight Cost
Kenyan consumers and exporters might not benefit from an expected slump in the cost of global ocean freight, a new report by a UN agency shows, citing effects of piracy off the coast of Somalia. ...
View ArticleAll Eyes On Namakula to Defend Open Title
Defending champion Flavia Namakula will be the centre of attraction when the 58th edition of the Uganda Open tees-off this Friday at Uganda Golf Club, writes Moses Mugalu. The 24-year-old defending ...
View ArticlePrice War Between Sugar Millers Bearing Fruit
A price war between sugar cane millers is bearing fruit for farmers as Sony Sugar on Thursday agreed to pay 29 per cent more for cane. The Awendo-based firm will now be paying Sh4,500 a tonne up ...
View ArticleWorship Now Feeding an Entertainment Addiction
Young and old raised their hands and waved their palms upward, swaying and tapping their toes to the beat. The upbeat youth singer put a new spin to traditional hymns like Amazing Grace and Blessed ...
View ArticleSerena Adds Tanzanian Link to Its Hotels Chain
Tourism Promotion Services (TPS), the operator of the Serena Hotels chain, has bought a five-star hotel in Tanzania. Movenpick Hotels and Resorts, which will be renamed Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel ...
View ArticlePublic Libraries Lure More Users
Research findings have shown that 80% of the public believe libraries provide the opportunity to acquire new skills. Previously, libraries were thought to be a place for revision by students but ...
View ArticleKDN Settles Debt Dispute Out of Court
Kenya Data Networks has settled a Sh400 million dispute that had threatened to run the company out of business. The firm had been sued by Soliton-Telmec an engineering and fibre-laying company in ...
View ArticleWhat Happens in Jinja Stays in Jinja
I happened to be in Jinja recently for the first ever Smirnoff street jam that side of the country. Whatever went down at that party, I saved one part for you - the after-party. Venue was Club ...
View Article4,000 Jobs Lined Up for Nurses
The Kenyan government is set to hire about 4,000 nurses and health technicians. The workers, who also include an additional 2,100 community health employees, will be recruited at a cost of Sh1 ...
View ArticleCMA Should Go for My Mother's 75K
never buy shares, hoping to sell at a profit and pay school feesshares are good for long-term investment, not short term speculation In this brief address, the CEO had summed up and ...
View ArticleUmeme Demo Suspects Sent Back to Jail Over Bail Money
Four people, accused of leading protests against poor services by power distributer Umeme, have been sent back to prison after they failed to raise the Shs5m cash bail granted to each of them. Mr ...
View ArticleProstitution Hampers Education in Kasese
A surge in the flesh trade in Kasese district has led to the rise in school dropouts, according to a district official. Kasese District Inspector of Schools in charge of Special Needs Kurusumu ...
View ArticleMitsubishi Battles Subaru As Ssemujju Returns to Rallying
Shaffiq Ssemujju makes his long-awaited comeback after 18 months by ditching his Subaru for a Mitsubishi ahead of this weekend's sprint at Lubiri, writes Moses Mugalu. Ssemujju won the Clubman ...
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