Kampala Dispatch – Kampala mulls following Kigali model on development
I don’t have a pit latrine anywhere on my small plot and for that I’m something of an oddity in my part of Kampala.
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Miss Jojo to fans: You should be more critical
Good news for fans of Miss Jojo: the diva is working on four new videos, so she will be all over the place for months to come. But don’t start swooning; Jojo instead wants you to be critical. “Video clips help a lot to bring out the message of a song, because people are not [...]
Serena Hotels certified for international hygiene standards
Both Rwandan Serena hotels have been awarded a hygiene certificate by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS), a company that specializes in monitoring international hygiene standards.
Land titles to be used as collateral
Until now, undeveloped land owned by a business was not accepted as collateral to secure a loan. That might be about to change.
Kagame cannot be the only effective arbiter of justice in the country
President Kagame is very angry with officials of his party, and his government who instead of serving for the wider benefit of the country are busy stealing, lining their pockets and inflicting injustices on citizens.
Campaign against malnutrition starts at grassroots level
The ministry of health, in collaboration with the ministry of local government, has started a nationwide campaign to fight malnutrition especially among children.
Ministry advises vigilance on H1N1 influenza
Although so far no cases of “swine flu” have been reported in the country, the ministry of health advises people to be vigilant for symptoms.
Gasabo bulldozers could be at the service of office abuse
The director of the department of lands in the Gasabo District John Rukabu, it has emerged, was an enabler of both Theoneste Mutsindashyaka (State Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary School Education and formerly the mayor of Kigali), and the mayor of Gasabo Claudine Nyinawagaga in their scheme to grab the plot in Remera [...]
Secondary school students say “never again” to genocide
Students from secondary schools in Kigali and its suburbs on Saturday held a march to remember the victims of the Genocide, especially the youth. The march led from St. Famille to Gisozi memorial center, where candles were lit and a moment of silence was held in remembrance of the Genocide victims. The names of a [...]
Burundian presidential escort transports stuff
Our cameraman in Bujumbura took this picture of a member of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s escort detail.
