THE United States has issued grants to 11 civil societies, nonprofit and faith based organisations which have been registered to implement community-led monitoring projects aimed to improve HIV services across the country. The grant was issued by the US Ambassador to Tanzania Dr Donald Wright from the US Ambassador’s Fund for HIV/ AIDS Relief (AFHR) […]
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The decision comes after intense fighting in the streets of Mogadishu. But some opposition members and residents were not convinced with the decision. Somalia’s lower house of parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to cancel a two-year presidential term extension that it approved last month after intense violence between security forces in Mogadishu. Prime Minister Mohamed […]
Dictatorship and democracy are as old as the hills. Despite the defeat of Fascism in 1945 and the fall of Soviet Communism in 1989, countries have swung, like a roller coaster, between democracy and dictatorship. What is certainly new is eclipsing of democracy by authoritarianism in the 21st century. Tyranny and oppression, James Madison predicted, […]
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NFT Launch of Mohamed Amin Images
Nairobi — The Mohamed Amin Foundation is excited to announce the genesis drop of NFTs from their archive. After years of frame-by-frame cataloging and digitization, the Mohamed Amin Collection is opening its doors for exploration and exhibition to the public through the power of NFTs. The archive includes over 5,000 hours of video content and […]
Kenya Airways will resume domestic flights on Sunday following the government’s easing of movement restrictions imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. A statement by the national carrier on Sunday stated that it will fly two times daily to Mombasa and once daily to Kisumu “as it continues to review the option of increasing frequencies as […]
Police fired tear gas canisters at DW’s East Africa correspondent Mariel Müller while she was covering a protest in Nairobi. Amnesty International and the Foreign Press Association of Africa have condemned the attack. A Deutsche Welle correspondent was attacked by police while covering a demonstration in Nairobi on Saturday. Kenyan authorities fired tear gas canisters […]
In East Africa and Nigeria, avocado farmers want to enter the insatiable export market. Environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in other parts of the world. What will African farmers do differently? Baker Ssengendo’s vision for the future of Uganda starts with an avocado seedling. “The avocado tree has a lifespan of about […]
Akure — Workers in Ondo state have lamented that the country was no longer a safe place to live, pleading with President Muhammadu Buhari to seek international help without further delay. They submitted that ” the traditional warfare method being used by our military is no longer fashionable and can never resolve the current spate […]
Nairobi — The Kenya Volleyball Federation has cancelled Malkia Strikers’ planned pre-Olympic training camp in Brazil upon advice from the Ministry of Health, due to a spike in infections in the South American country. KVF boss Waithaka Kioni has told Capital Sport that they made the decision after advice, with the team having been scheduled […]
Today we pause to celebrate workers the world over. One particular set of workers we should be honouring are our frontline healthcare workers, who have stepped up with great bravery and commitment over the past year. They have been true heroes, and yet our government has let them down by failing to secure vaccines to […]
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Uganda: How Covid-19 Has Affected Jobs
Jobs for at 998,665 workers were either terminated or temporarily suspended due to the Covid-19 lockdown that was imposed a year ago. Business owners continue to cry out for help from the government, withmany of them saying such support has not been forthcoming. Statistics from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, obtained from […]
It has been a very exciting week full of drama with a lot happening in the showbizz sector, from Mambo Dhuterere’s new song with Mbeu, to denim day celebrations. Well, the denim day was celebrated on April 28 and it falls under the Sexual Assault Awareness Month. So, this day of action and awareness is […]
Dar es Salaam — Trade unions yesterday listed a broad range of what they expect from President Samia Suluhu Hassan as they mark International Workers’ Day today. The wish-list includes pay rise for employees, promotions and a cut in the Pay-as-You-Earn (Paye) tax, with the overall aim of improving their standards of living. Speaking ahead […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the efforts of workers amidst the ongoing fight against COVID-19. The President said workers have sacrificed a lot and have been severely affected by the pandemic in terms of the loss of income. “Frontline workers such as medical personnel, the police teachers and other staff members in the […]
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Uganda Detects India Covid-19 Variant
Uganda says it is on red alert over the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 infections. The country’s Ministry of Health says it has noted a gradual increase in the positive Covid-19 cases from statistics collected in the past six weeks. “It is important for us to note that for viral epidemics, the second […]
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Uganda Airlines CEO, Top Bosses Suspended
The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, has ordered a section of the senior management team at the Uganda Airlines Corporation (UAC) to leave office for at least three months to allow for an internal investigation. Saturday Monitor was not able to establish the exact number of the national flag carriers’ managers […]
Receiving bride price (lobola or roora) is every parent or guardian’s wish when they marry off their daughters. The rite is usually marked by merry-making, bingeing and even prayer, as the new couple will be expected to open a new and enthralling chapter. Over the years, the rite used to be sacred and enjoyable since […]
Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta has on Saturday announced the lifting of the suspension of sporting activities, as he reviewed the measures he announced a month ago to curb the rising numbers of coronavirus infections. The news on Labor Day comes as a huge boost to sportsmen who were slowly being pushed to harsh economic […]