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@kfm Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:03:06
Jinja, Buikwe traders gear up for Nyege Nyege
By Monitor Reporter The business community in Jinja City and Buikwe District are gearing up for this year’s annual Nyege Nyege Festival. The festival is slated to take place from November 9 to 13 at the Source of the River Nile, Golf Course (Jinja Club) and Jinja Agricultural Showground. A mini-survey conducted by this publication within Njeru Municipality and Jinja City indicates that lodges and hotels, among other facilities, have been booked to full capacity. The publication has also established that some owners of good and spacious houses in Jinja City and Njeru Municipality have rented them out for the four-day event since their children are in boarding schools. Ms Hellen Namutamba, one of the organisers, who also doubles as Busoga […]
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@kfm Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:15:29
Uganda need to guard against complacency
By Makhtum Muziransa Uganda are two goals to the good against Cameroon going into the second leg of their second round of the Caf Women’s Olympic qualifier. The pressure is building on the Cameroonians who are staring at the exit of yet another qualification campaign just about a month after falling to Kenya in the Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. And coach Charles Ayiekoh has scoffed at any suggestion that he will let the hosts play on the front foot in Tuesday’s second leg at Stade de Bonamoussadi in Douala. Read more
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@matookerepublic Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:51:02
Machando, Omujuma lead Game Week 8 at Ntare Old Boys’ League
Last weekend, the Guinness sponsored Ntare Lions League rolled into Game Week 8 of its Season 14 action, bringing the fun and frenzy to the football pitches of the Kampala Quality Complex. The excitement began early in the morning as 20 teams took to the field for another round of riveting matches, tussling for points […]
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@theguardian Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:00:36
‘Changing takes time’: how female photographers in Africa are redefining their lives
A new exhibition in Nairobi mixes old and new portraiture, fine art and photojournalism to explore African womanhood
When Sarah Waiswa returned to Kenya in 2010 after nearly a decade abroad, she was struck by how much had changed for women. More women were expressing their views and talking about their experiences. A number were redefining what an “African identity” meant to them.
The narrow expectations of women across society were being questioned.
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@kfm Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:01:35
Allow refugees to use movable assets to access credit, banks told
A global financial body, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) is fronting a plan to compel refugee host countries to formulate special policies that allow forcibly displaced persons to access financial services with ease. The head of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion in Africa, Mr James Ivan Setimba says currently, the refugees face a lot of challenges in accessing financial services in their respective host countries because of the stringent laws surrounding access to finance from banks, and SACCOS among others. He says the required policy is seeking the respective countries to allow refugees to use their properties at their disposal such as goats, and television as collateral to access credit, despite the fact that banks need land, among other items. […]
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@sqoop Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:20:55
TID makes surprise performance at Oktoberfest
The annual Oktoberfest event happened last Saturday evening at Cricket Oval with a surprise that took revellers down memory lane. The main performers of the night were Koheen Jayce, Cindy and Jose Chameleone but the night offered much more than that. A surprise from one of Tanzania’s veteran artiste known as TID. TID topped the […]
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@kampalasun Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:14:25
Artistes bash Omziki Distribution platform over complicated online interface
By Hussein Kiganda A section of singers have criticised music distribution platform Omziki Distribution, saying it has a complex interface. In response to the…
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@kfm Tue, 31 Oct 2023 04:06:37
Namboole stadium renovation to be completed in November – UPDF
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Seku Kidemuka, the project engineer for the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Engineers Brigade tasked with renovating Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, says the project is 72% complete. The renovation works began in February 2022, and the UPDF is confident that they will be completed by November 30, 2023. “Phase one was securing the 128 acres of land, which involved evicting encroachers and fencing the entire area. Phase two involved upgrading and renovating the stadium to meet international standards, including mechanical, electrical, and civil works inside and around the stadium,” Kidemuka explained. According to the UPDF deputy spokesperson, Colonel Deo Akiiki, the current phase involves planting grass on the main playfield and training section, installing the public address […]
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@kfm Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:35:08
Govt asked to address low pricing for Uganda’s dairy exports
By Ronald Ssenvuma Government has been asked to urgently address the issue of low pricing for Uganda’s dairy exports to enable farmers benefit from their investments. This is after Kenya’s president William Ruto recently boasted that Kenyans have turned to Uganda for cheaper milk for consumption, while their farmers are reaping big from dairy exports after adding value. However, local players in the livestock sector have disputed claims that Uganda’s milk is cheaper. Prof Frank Asiimwe, the Vice Chairperson of the Livestock Development Forum, also a consultant Urologist explains to KFM that Uganda’s milk only appears cheaper because of exploitation by middlemen, who must be done away with. “Our milk is not supposed to be cheap but the cartels and […]
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@kfm Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:45:18
King Charles visits Kenya as colonial past looms large
By AFP King Charles III begins a state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, where he will be confronted by widespread calls for an apology over Britain’s bloody colonial past. Although the four-day trip by Charles and Queen Camilla has been billed as an opportunity to look to the future and build on the strong ties between London and Nairobi, the legacy of decades of British colonial rule looms large. It is the 74-year-old British head of state’s first visit to an African and Commonwealth nation since ascending the throne in September last year on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The British High Commission said the visit, which follows trips to Germany and France earlier this year, will […]
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@kfm Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:25:08
MPs furious over withdrawal of Ebiru’s corruption charges
A section of Members of Parliament is not satisfied with the way the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Beti Kamya is handling corruption cases. This follows the withdrawal of corruption charges against the former Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), David Livingstone Ebiru. The shadow minister for information and anti-corruption, Ms Joyce Bagala says it is unfortunate for the president to undermine parliament reports that cost taxpayers money. She said that the president’s action of pardoning the corrupt officials who are exposed by parliament undermines its image and work. Additionally, the shadow minister for agriculture Dr. Abed Bwanika says the IGG cannot say she lacked evidence yet Ebiru confessed before Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and […]
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@matookerepublic Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:46:00
PHOTOS: “We are at 72% completion,” UPDF Engineering Brigade gives update on the renovation of Namboole Stadium
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Seku Kidemuka, the project engineer for the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Engineers Brigade, overseeing the extensive renovation of Namboole Stadium, has announced that the project is now 72% complete. The renovation project, which commenced in February 2022, has been progressing steadily, and the UPDF is optimistic that it will be finalized […]
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