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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia Food has unveiled Jumia Party – a new 1 hour alcohol delivery service App in Kampala. This follows a partnership with Pernod Ricard, the world’s producer of wines and spirits. The new app gives users access to a full marketplace of spirits, wines, beers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amos Bagumire, a Ugandan corporate consultant, has been recognized by CEO Global for his exceptional performance in a filtering process overseen by KPMG, the international financial services firm. Bagumire, the managing director of ABS Consulting Group was announced continental winner of the CEO Global Titan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways, has a recorded 20.5% drop in losses to Ksh3.8bn for the six months to September compared with the same period a year earlier citing reduced costs. The carrier said its operating costs reduced from Ksh53.799bn to Ksh53.075bn during the same …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Hezi Bezalel, Howard Buffett, Gilbert Chagoury, John Dick, Paul Farmer, Alain and Dafroza Gauthier, Linda Melvern, and Joseph Ritchie. Nine names, eight of them foreign and one Rwandan were on Nov. 18 awarded medals of honour for their outstanding friendship pact ‘Igihango’ with Rwanda. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rwanda government has received widespread praise for it new visa regime which comes in effect on January 01, 2018. Citizens of all countries now have an automatic 30 day visa on arrival. A few arrivals might be required to pay applicable fees. The Morocco …

Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Those who watched Timothy Ayeiko play say he was a midfield dynamo whose superb skills won him favour with fans at clubs where he played such as KCC FC in Uganda and Gor Mahia in Kenya where he enjoyed heroic status. Ayieko became Uganda Cranes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retail chain, Uchumi Supermarkets posted a 39 % improvement in its loss position in the financial year ended June citing improved cost management. The retailer recorded a Kshs 1.7 billion loss after tax during the year, compared to a Kshs 2.8 billion in the previous …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing Airtel Uganda’s Yoola Amajja promotion is exciting and gaining more popularity amongst Ugandans, according to Richard Yego, the head of Airtel money. Speaking on the sidelines of the second draw held at their headquarters in Kampala on Nov. 17, Yego said the company …

THIS WEEK: Kadaga still waiting for Museveni’s response on clobbered MPs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has revealed that she has not yet received feedback from the president regarding unknown persons who attacked parliament and beat up MPs. While speaking at a function attended by legislators opposed …

THIS WEEK: Museveni attends Kabarole age limit meeting Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On invitation by the Burahya county legislator Margret Muhanga Mugisa, President Museveni on Nov.16 attended a meeting aimed at rallying people to support amendment of article 102(b) of the constitution that seeks to remove presidential age limits …