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The good and the bad of hanging out in Kigali

The good and the bad of hanging out in Kigali

If you want to tell people about Kigali, there are a few things to get out of the way because no matter how spirited your communication is, people’s heart will keep hanging up just to break the ice and communicate well.

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What a farmer can grow this rainy season

What a farmer can grow this rainy season

As rains continue to fall in many parts of the country, farmers need to figure out what to grow. Among the guidelines farmers will use to determine what to produce are crop rotation programmes, prevailing crops, previous crop pests and disease, market demand, co

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Cartoonist Ogon keen to make difference with art

Cartoonist Ogon keen to make difference with art

One of Uganda’s leading political cartoonists Chrisogon Atukwasize, aka Ogon, has published his first collection of humorous and dramatic cartoons titled Drawing Attention. His body of work, spanning 194 pages, lampoons the mighty, powerful and ordinary citizens for their various misdeeds.

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Cheptegei was killed despite her efforts to protect herself

Cheptegei was killed despite her efforts to protect herself

On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfriend called a friend of his to ask if he could borrow a lighter.

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Museveni “Discovers” Election Rigging – After 38 Years in Power

Museveni “Discovers” Election Rigging – After 38 Years in Power

(Kampala) – President Yoweri Museveni, who has been playing monopoly as leader of Uganda for a jaw dropping 38 years, recently claimed he has uncovered the secrets of election rigging. And it is not the usual suspects that are being accused. Accordin

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Injured Bobi Wine Makes Surprising Visit to Remanded Party Members

Injured Bobi Wine Makes Surprising Visit to Remanded Party Members

(Kampala) – Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, provided a status report on comrades Archileo Kivumbi, Magala Umar, and Bobi Young, who are currently on remand at Luzira Maximum Security Prison. These individuals face charges related to th

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When Your Phone Becomes Your Enemy: Loan Apps Feast on Desperate Ugandans

When Your Phone Becomes Your Enemy: Loan Apps Feast on Desperate Ugandans

(Kampala) – In a country where the price of a rolex (the edible kind) now rivals that of a boda boda ride, the cost of living is pinching harder than a kameeza wife eyeing her husband’s thin wallet. And as Ugandans grapple with the ever ascending prices of k

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New Uganda Airlines Abuja route to promote trade, says minister

New Uganda Airlines Abuja route to promote trade, says minister

The minister of state for works and transport Fred Byamukama has expressed optimism that the new Uganda Airlines route to the Nigerian capital will promote economic development and investment between the two countries.

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How harsh words destroy relationships

How harsh words destroy relationships

The hit song by The Human League poignantly illustrates a quarrel between a couple, capturing the emotional complexity of their dispute. In the song, the man asserts his role in the woman's success, singing, "But do not forget, it is me who put you where you are

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PRIME What EABL’s offer to fully own UBL means

PRIME What EABL’s offer to fully own UBL means

Uganda Breweries Ltd (UBL) could soon be entirely owned by its Kenyan parent company, East African Breweries Limited (EABL), if the Tuesday tender offer to purchase its minority stake valued at Shs12.3 billion is successful.

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