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CM Rekha directs officials to ensure timely resolution of resident grievances

India, May 3 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday directed Government officials to ensure a time-bound resolution to the grievances of residents of the Shalimar Bagh assembly constituency. ... Read More


Nairobi satellite land boom slows as prices lock out buyers

Nairobi, May 3 -- The rapid growth of land prices in Nairobi's satellite towns has cooled off on falling demand as middle-class home builders increasingly find it difficult to afford property whose av... Read More


Cash burn, weak business models drive Kenyan startup failures

Nairobi, May 3 -- Poor financial discipline and operational inefficiencies are fuelling the rapid collapse of startups in Kenya despite rising funding inflows, analysts say. Kenya was Africa's top de... Read More


Asiimwe accuses fellow Bunyoro MPs of compromise in Speakership race

Uganda, May 3 -- The Masindi District Woman Member of Parliament, Dr Florence Asiimwe Akiiki, has accused legislators from the Bunyoro sub-region of being compromised as the race for the Speakership o... Read More


Man held after allegedly killing wife over sex denial, burying body in garden

Uganda, May 3 -- Residents of Bisaka Village in Kitimbwa Sub-county are reeling from shock after a man allegedly strangled his wife and secretly buried her body in his garden over claims she had denie... Read More


Uganda launches first 'Packaging Centre of Excellence' to boost exports

Uganda, May 3 -- Government May 2 launched its maiden 'Packaging Centre of Excellence', a move officials envisage will enhance, standardise, and modernise the country's packaging industry. Science, T... Read More


Sovereignty Bill undermines responses to refugees' welfare, West Nile leaders say

Uganda, May 3 -- Refugee-hosting communities have raised concerns, warning that the newly proposed Protection Sovereignty Bill could frustrate humanitarian responses to the needs of refugees. Leaders... Read More


STIs worry medics in Mayuge district

Uganda, May 3 -- A medical outreach has unearthed underlying health challenges with more than 300 patients tested, confirmed and treated for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) within a week, promp... Read More


EU bails Arua City from urban refugee stress

Uganda, May 3 -- Arua City is set to benefit from funding support worth USD900,000 to support services that have been stressed by the influx of urban refugees in the area. The support, a courtesy of ... Read More


Uganda faces acute shortage of cancer screening specialists, experts warn

Uganda, May 3 -- Uganda is grappling with a critical shortage of cytotechnologists, a gap health experts say is fuelling late cancer diagnosis and rising deaths. Cytotechnologists are specialised hea... Read More