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Presidents Magufuli and Kenyatta have open clashing interests in control of regional trade and oil and gas industry.

Will the bitter-sweet Kenya-Tanzania relations delay EAC integration?

Tension between Kenya and Tanzania was high in 2017 with the two neighbouring countries embroiled in small, big, direct and indirect supremacy battles, some very laughable and avoidable. Furthermore, the two countries,

February 6, 2018

The Big Story

There were 28 free to air TV stations as of January 2018.

NTV, Bukedde and NBS viewership declining — GeoPoll report

January 2018 wasn’t just hard on people for, if television channels could whine like humans, they would have literally been wailing for attention. Fewer Ugandans were watching the three major stations of

February 6, 2018

Company News·The Big Story

Uganda fetched Shs1.2 trillion from exports to Kenya in 2017 – CBK

Kenyans consumed more goods from South Africa and Uganda in 2017 than in the recent past, with the latter’s exports more than doubling, statistics from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) have

February 6, 2018

The Big Story

NTV and Bukedde most watched TV stations in 2017 — Geopoll survey

NTV and Bukedde 1 TV were the most watched television stations in Uganda in 2017. This is according to latest findings released by GeoPoll; a top ‘surveying platform in Africa, Asia and

February 5, 2018

Company News·The Big Story·The Executive Traveler

Finance minister Matia Kasaija on Budget Day.

Seven key highlights: What to know about the Budget 2018/19

Shs5 trillion of the Shs29 trillion is not to be spent The presentation of the 2018/19 Budget before Parliament included nearly Shs5 trillion of the maturing government securities in 2018/19 that will

February 5, 2018

The Big Story

Why insurance policy is only prohibitive until fire guts your property

The distress Isaac Kabogoza went through after his two-room house in Kisenyi, a Kampala suburb, was razed down in 2010 is still fresh. Kabogoza, a businessman at Owino market, recalls how his

February 5, 2018

Legal & Justice·The Big Story

NIRA officials register learners last year. Bruno Birakwate.

Audit report says NIRA officials misappropriated Shs23 billion

Officials at the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) misappropriated Shs23 billion, an internal audit by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has said. The revelations are captured in the verification

February 2, 2018

Company News·Legal & Justice

Entebbe Express Highway is being built by Chinese government. Courtesy.

Chinese-built expressway divides Uganda as debts mount

REUTERS–Traffic will soar above the muddy swamp between Uganda’s capital and its international airport when a new Chinese-built highway opens in a few months time, but the road itself is mired in

February 2, 2018

The Big Story

Internet wars: Telecom ‘elephants’ fight but customers have the last smile

When giant telecoms engage in internet data wars, the old saying that when two elephants fight, the grass suffers does not apply. Not even close, for in this case, the grass (read

February 2, 2018

Company News·Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

East Africa Internet users surpass 60 million mark

The East African region had 62.46 million internet users by the end of 2017, a latest report has revealed. The report, “Digital in 2017: A study of Internet, Social Media and Mobile

February 1, 2018

Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

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