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@sqoop Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:26:57
Maurice Kirya is still here
In early December, Maurice Kirya stunned music lovers when he posted on his socials that he was quitting active performing. At the time, Kirya had just released his last body of work, The Road to Kirya. He says a big part of the album was written and later recorded during the lockdown and thus […]
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@sqoop Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:57:45
Geosteady’s thunder almost stolen by Alien Skin and Kats
Geosteady had a successful concert back in 2017at Imperial Royale Hotel but ever since then, he had switched to intimate annual gatherings aptly titled, Dining with Geosetady at small venues. These events are priced highly compared to ordinary concerts. Until last Friday at Hotel Africana when he staged one. Unlike his first show, this […]
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@sqoop Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:02:44
Michael Ouma to headline ‘World of Sounds’
‘World of sounds’, a live music platform that showcases diverse sounds, talents and music elements with a focus on an immersion into alternative forms of creative arts and culture that people never get to see or consume in quantity on mainstream events is happening. The first edition will be held on October 6, at […]
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@kfm Mon, 11 Sep 2023 05:06:07
Two-year transition to elections ‘reasonable’ – Gabon PM
By AFP A two-year transition before the free elections promised by Gabon’s new military rulers is a “reasonable objective” the new prime minister they appointed told AFP in an interview Sunday. “It’s good to set off with a reasonable objective by saying: we have the desire to see the process come to an end in 24 months so we can go back to elections,” said Raymond Ndong Sima, prime minister during the transition. That period could end up being slightly longer or shorter, he added. Ndong Sima was appointed last week as head of the transitional government by General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led the August coup d’etat against president Ali Bongo Ondimba. The coup happened on August 30, moments […]
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@kfm Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:00:42
Implement digital number plates project, says Museveni
By Priscilla Maloba & Andrew Bagala President Museveni has insisted that the electronic motor vehicle number plate venture must go on, but the disagreements among the government agencies that are part of the project should be resolved. President Museveni said the digital number plate would be a force multiplier in his effort to fight crime in the country. “Now, I am insisting on the electronic number plates. That will be a very big blow to crime because most people move to and from the scene of crime by either a motor vehicle or a boda boda (motorcycle). If we close that gap, it will be very difficult for the criminals to do what they are doing because walking to and from the crime […]
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@kfm Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:16:35
State of public investment in Uganda
In this episode of the VPN show, Ritah Kemigisa hosts Mr. Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance/Secretary to the Treasury, and Prof Maggie Kigozi to discuss the state of public investment in Uganda. Listen to the show below;
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@kfm Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:49:19
FDC to block delegates from attending Birigwa conference
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has vowed to block the party delegate’s conference organized by the national chairman, Wasswa Birigwa on grounds that it was not authorized by the party organs. In an interview with KFM, FDC president, Mr. Patrick Amuriat said they will ask their delegates to shun the September 19th conference, threatening sanctions on those who go against the directive. He explains that the constitution stipulates action to be taken against errant leaders who go against the party rules. “We are going to advise our delegates not to turn up for this conference. If they do, then they will be going against the constitution. The constitution stipulates what should be taken against errant leaders who go against […]
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@kfm Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:15:49
World Bank embarks on assessment of GROW project
A team from the World Bank has embarked on a 120-day mission to assess the progress of the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Entrepreneurs (GROW) project. According to the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development permanent secretary, Mr. Aggrey Kibenge, the $217m World-Bank funded project is aimed at increasing access to entrepreneurial services to enable women expand their targeted locations, including host and refugee communities. He says the team is led by Margarita Puerto Gomez, a senior social development specialist, and Team Leader for the GROW project. The Bank’s delegation will also be accompanied by a team from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This development comes at a time when the government and the World Bank […]
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@kfm Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:14:35
Police probe murder of 23-year-old man
Police at Kira road station are investigating the murder of a 23-year-old man identified as Simon Kapalaga, a resident of Tuba zone, Nakawa division in Kampala district which occurred on Saturday. Addressing a weekly news conference, Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson Luke Oweyeisigire, says Kapalaga was allegedly murdered by a friend only identified as Hakhim whom he had given his motorcycle for a self-ride on the same evening. “On 8th, the suspect came back to the deceased without the motorcycle and he claimed that he parked in in a parking yard in Kisaasi and also notified the deceased that his wife was not around with the keys to the place where he stayed. So he requested to spend the night […]
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@kfm Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:39:18
Museveni commiserates with Morocco after deadly earthquake
President Yoweri Museveni has sent a condolence message to the Kingdom of Morocco after the devastating earthquake that hit their country on Friday, killing over 2,000 people and leaving several others injured. In a post shared on social media platform, X, President Museveni conveyed his deepest condolences to His Majesty King Mohammed VI and all Moroccans for the lives lost in the earthquake. “Uganda commiserates with you during this tragic time, and we pray for healing for those wounded and devastated,” Museveni’s post reads in part. President Museveni’s post comes as the death toll from Friday’s earthquake rises to nearly 2,500. Quoting the country’s interior ministry, the BBC says this is up from the previous figure of 2,100. Another 2,400 […]
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