East Africa
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666UK denies meddling in Kenyan presidential election
Marriott was responding to claims made on social media that she exerted pressure on the electoral commission to recognise William Ruto as...
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1.1KKenyan Supreme court blocks presidential poll ‘petition’
A presidential election petition should be filed in the Supreme Court within seven days after the declaration of results and in accordance...
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998Raila Odinga rejects Kenya’s election results, heads to court
The veteran opposition leader, who lost his fifth bid for the presidency, urged his supporters to maintain peace and not take the...
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1.0KSAD: Kenyan Electoral Official found dead after missing for days
The body of Daniel Musyoka, the returning officer for Embakasi East, in Nairobi was on Monday evening found lying lifeless near the...
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1.0KPROFILE: William Ruto, the ‘chicken seller’ turned Kenya’s President
The rags-to-riches businessman is making his first stab at the presidency, a post he thought he had in the bag as a...
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672William Ruto defeats Raila Odinga to become Kenya’s fifth president
During the campaign, Ruto described himself as the "hustler-in-chief," citing his humble beginnings as a chicken seller who fought his way up...
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1.6KOdinga takes lead in Kenya’s presidential race, official results show
With just over 26% of votes counted, Odinga had 54% and Ruto had 45%, according to results provided by the Kenyan election...
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899EALA aspirants sue NRM for ring fencing positions
The applicants are part of more than 100 people who had expressed interest to hold the flag for NRM in the coming...
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878UTB unveils the Explore Uganda brand at CHOGM 2022 in Kigali
Ahead of the official opening ceremony, on June 19, the Uganda High Commission- Kigali and UTB hosted a Uganda Night at the...
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1.1KPresident Museveni arrives in Nairobi for EAC meeting over DR Congo war
The third meeting comes as heavy fighting revives decades-old animosities between Kinshasa and Kigali, with the DRC blaming neighbouring Rwanda for the...
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821NSSF unveils first social security Smart Card in East Africa
The card forms a critical component of the Fund’s digitalization strategy geared at leveraging new technology to improve efficiencies, customer experience and...
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854Stray elephants kill resident in Kasese
Nuwamanya was attacked by a herd of elephants at around 10pm as he and his friend attempted to chase them from their...
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1.3KCongolese soldiers flee to Uganda as M23 rebels capture Bunagana border
A Ugandan security source at the border, says that the soldiers fled into Uganda following non-stop fighting on Sunday throughout the day...
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868Gulu city earmarks Ugx 50m to establish an engineering laboratory
Christopher Balmoi Omara, the Gulu City Engineer, told URN in an interview that most public and private infrastructures in Gulu City
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1.0K5% of nodding syndrome victims battling severe brain damage
OTUKE, UGANDA: Five percent of nodding syndrome victims in Acholi and parts of Lango sub-region have developed severe mental problems, the health...
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811Crested Cranes are CECAFA senior women’s champs
The final of the championship was graced by the speaker of the parliament of Uganda Anitah Among, who handed the victorious Crested...
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786Why young pupils are burning schools in Uganda
Police investigation have established that the school was burnt by a primary seven pupil, who had been sent back to school by...
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959Indian Association offers free heart surgery to 100 children
It was revealed by Rao Mohana, the Chairperson of the Association while paying a courtesy call to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament...
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847Stagflation creeps in on Uganda and neighbors – World Bank
The Global Economic Prospects Report predicts that Uganda will not escape the slowdown in global growth that has been steepened by Russia’s...
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933UNICEF appeals for funding to avert child deaths in East Africa
UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash said more than 1.7 million children
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1.5KMan collapses dead while working out at city gym
A report filed at the Central police station indicated that the deceased had been visiting the gym for days and that he...
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1.1KLIST: Only four cleared to run for President in Kenyan polls
This year's contest is shaping up to be a two-horse race between the president's erstwhile ally Ruto and 77-year-old former opposition leader...
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825USAID rolls out project to tackle corruption in refugee response
Uganda is currently home to 1.5 million refugees. The majority of the refugees are settled in the West Nile sub-region.
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1.2KUganda shilling plunge may persist till global crises ease: BOU
The official foreign exchange rate by the Bank of Uganda put the dollar at 3,750.91 buying, while it was selling at 3,760.91...