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THE good relationship between albinos and human rights activists has been strained in recent days. Some albinos complain bitterly saying that some human rights activists ignore their rights and instead defend their arch enemies -- killers who hunt for albino limbs.
Agriculture minister William Ruto has moved to court seeking to expunge his name from a report linking him to post-election violence.
The East African Business Council (EABC) has congratulated the region's heads of state on signing the common market protocol.
The deaths of four people at a small-scale gold mine in Tarime District points to a worrying trend that is becoming all too familiar.
Unless the five East African member states shake themselves free from their ever-increasing donor dependency, their integration will simply create one large puppet block with its strings being pulled from the West.
Zanzibar's Chief Minister Ally Juma Shamhuna has requested the world soccer body FIFA) to recognise the Isles and give the membership.
The steady shift from equities to fixed debt instruments as the main form of raising capital by both public and private entities has exposed the lack of depth in the capital markets when it comes to competently handling bond transactions.
A Kigali bound Tanzanian registered bus was on Saturday involved in an accident that instantly killed two Rwandan passengers.
UNRELIABLE and interrupted electricity supply has hindered industrial growth, a minister said last week.
East African Community (EAC) heads of state on Friday took a major step towards boosting trade between member countries by signing the Common Market Protocol in Arusha, Tanzania.
THE five East African Community Heads of State on Friday signed the Common Market Protocol, which allows free movement of people, goods and capital across the member states. The protocol becomes effective on July 1, 2010 after ratification by member countries.
Cases of extra-judicial killings have of late markedly increased all over Uganda, raising serious questions about the security of peace loving citizens. This week alone, police has rounded up a number of gangsters including the notorious katayimbwa (iron bar) hit men who are terrorizing city dwellers.
At 55, The Democratic Party is the oldest surviving political party in Uganda.
Kenya last Tuesday inched closer towards realising its 20-year old quest for a new constitutional order when the so-called Committee of Experts released the Harmonised Draft Constitution.
As Kenya embarks on overhauling its constitution, questions remain over how the new law will sit with the integration of the East African Community, the proposed Political Federation and how different it is from the constitutions of other member states.
The bizarre killings of albinos in Burundi and Tanzania has evoked deep fear and anxiety in the two countries, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says.
South Africa-based Elgin Engineering and the state-owned Tanzania State Mining Corporation (Stamico) are jointly constructing a $20 million mining equipment manufacturing facility.
An ambitious investment programme by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company could, in less than five years, end the East African powerhouse's reliance on expensive fossil-fuel based power from independent power producers.
The government's plan to introduce a bulk procurement system for petroleum products is threatened by a plot to halt or delay its implementation, even as the relevant consultancy firm presents its final report.
The government on Sunday ordered Mau Forest squatters out of makeshift camps as it stepped up efforts to clear settlers out of the water catchment.
David Kipkosgei Mutai led a 1-2-3 sweep for Kenyans as he emerged winner of the MTN Kampala Marathon that started at Kololo Airstrip yesterday.
Fufa president Lawrence Mulindwa has said that the Uganda Cranes may fail to defend the Cecafa title if government fails to respond to the gverning body's financial woes.
State Minister for Sports Charles Bakkabulindi has blasted Fufa, calling them very extravagant in the way they manage resources.
The Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa) senior challenge Cup kicks off in Nairobi and Mumias on Saturday.
Zambia coach Herve Renard has said Chipolopolo Boys are ready to take on Kenya's Harambee Stars in the CECAFA tournament opener match next Saturday.
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