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Celebrated female marathoner Juliet Chekwel is a hard working lady and her hope is that  great athletes will look at going professional, and make real money out of their success. Remember Stephen Kiprotich was probably treated better than most Ugandan athletes and he has made his mark in international races which earns him about US$50,000 (sh185m) for every marathon he ...

Five sisters in Gatundu North, Kiambu County in Kenya are being investigated for allegedly killing their brother during a pre-dowry ceremony in Mwimuto village. According to a police report, all hell broke loose after the mother of the six siblings, Holidia Wanjiru, said the goat that was part of the dowry was to be given to one of their uncles ...

Uganda Police Force together with the National Drug Authority (NDA) finally intervened and left seven people in police cells after involving themselves in counterfeiting veterinary drug deals. Among these seven people include Gideon Ntwirenabo, the Commercial Officer, Kyamuhunga town council, Richard Ahabwe, Bernadette Bonabana, Kussein Rwabwoma, Joseph Byaruhanga and Gideon Ntwirenabo. These people listed above were accused for selling fake ...

In a move to phase out entry of counterfeit products in the market, Uganda national bureau of standards (UNBS) the body has vowed to penalize clearing agents not complying to the new pre-export verification of conformity guidelines. The standards body recently introduced new pvoc guidelines to be followed by all clearing and business traders importing goods into the country. UNBS ...

Ndovu Motors the sole distributors of Mahindra tractors and cars in a drive to promote mechanization of agriculture is demanding for government incentives and tax waiver tax levied on tractor components such as trailers to boost commercial farming and food production. Ndovu Motors  Marketing and Communication Manager Asiimwe Shamim says although they are promoting and advocating for mechanization of agriculture ...