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Million Trees National Initiative Uganda (MTNi-Ug) launches it’s green activities in Rukungiri District at Rukungiri District Headquarters
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Mr Byamungu Elias (CAO Rukungiri District) Vs Dr Semakura Jibril Owomugisha (CEO MTNi-Ug) while receiving the MTNi-Ug Forest Development Plan For Rukungiri District For the Period of 2019 to 2029. MTNi-Ug is abroad based Organization that also improve Household income, Food Security and Agro-industrialization by donating short term plants like Vegetable seeds, Organic fertilizers and pesticides to peasants, Fruit plant Seedlings for Agroforestry in Uganda.
District leaders lead by Chief Administrative Officer Mr Byamungu Elias, Ass. RDC, Production Officer, all in place for the launch
Mr Byamungu Elias (CAO Rukungiri District) Vs Dr Semakura Jibril Owomugisha (CEO MTNi-Ug) growing a Fruit tree at Rukungiri District Headquarters.
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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected in Uganda today.
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Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected in Uganda today for talks that should culminate into the signing of the deals on Sunday 11, a top official from Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed
"The Tanzanian president will be on her journey in a few hours for talks, which will climax with the signing ceremony on Sunday,” the official said.
This will be President Samia’s first state visit since she replaced the late John Pombe Magufuli who died on March 17.
"Something major is expected to happen this weekend, regarding Uganda's oil," confirmed Herbert Ssempogo, Senior Corporate Affairs Officer at the Uganda National Oil Company, without giving details.
The late Magufuli was due in Kampala on March 22 for the three-way signing of the crude oil export ...
President Kenyatta mourns Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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NAIROBI, 9thApril 2021, (PSCU)—President Uhuru Kenyatta has joined other world leaders in mourning Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh who passed away Friday.
Prince Philip, 99, was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the longest serving royal consort in British history.
In his message of condolence and comfort to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Family, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the British people, President Kenyatta said the Duke of Edinburgh has been a global unifying factor.
“His Royal Highness Prince Philip has been a towering symbol of family values and the unity of the British people as well as the entire global community. Certainly, we mourn a great man who cherished and worked for peaceful co-existence of the human race,” Presiden...
President Kenyatta unveils Shs.4bn Gov’t weaponry factory in Ruiru
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RUIRU, KIAMBU COUNTY, 8th April 2021, (PSCU)—President Uhuru Kenyatta today opened a new Government small arms factory in Ruiru, Kiambu County.
President Uhuru Kenyatta during the commissioning of the Small Arms Factory at the National Security Industries at Ruiru, Kiambu County.
The Shs 4 billion factory, with a single-shift annual production capacity 12,000 assault rifles, is part of a broad multi-agency natonal security industries strategy. The factory draws 60 percent of its input from local sources.
President Uhuru Kenyatta during the commissioning of the Small Arms Factory at the National Security Industries at Ruiru, Kiambu County.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, the President said Kenya seeks to enhance her self-reliance in security through local production of equi...
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta applauds nurses for role in healthcare provision
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NAIROBI, 8th April 2021– First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has applauded the role nurses play in promoting primary healthcare.
The First Lady appreciated the sacrifices nurses make to deliver maternal and child health services especially during this COVID-19 period.
Her Excellency First Lady Margaret Kenyatta making her remarks during a virtual Beyond Zero technical working group meeting. The meeting drew participants from the Ministry of Health, National Aids Control Council (NACC), National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), development and implementing partners as well as civil society organizations
“That is why we shall be appreciating nurses who have been on the frontline working during the pandemic at the Beyond Zero Summit to be held in September this year.
“They have ...
Kampala Archibishop Dr Cyprian Lwanga to be buried today inside Rubaga Cathedral
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Lwanga died on Saturday morning, aged 68, and a postmortem report released on Monday revealed that he succumbed to heart attack induced by a blood clot.Inside the church section dubbed Uganda Martyrs Corner, a series of activities, including grave construction, were at full throttle. This crypt, a final resting place for already two other bishops,
This designated burial location is inside Rubaga Cathedral, on the right-hand side, more precisely, between the graves of Joseph Kiwanuka and Bishop Edward Michaud.
Kiwanuka served as the archbishop of Rubaga from 1961 until his death in 1966, while Bishop Michaud served as the apostolic vicar in Tabora in Tanzania before being transferred to Uganda in 1932. He died in 1945.
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Kosovo gets new president, its second female leader
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Kosovo’s parliament appointed a US-educated female law professor and candidate of the ruling Vetevendosje party, Vjosa Osmani as the country’s new president.
Osmani, who will serve a five-year term, is also the Balkan nation’s second female leader in the post-war period after Atifete Jahjaga, who was president from 2011 to 2016.
Vjosa Osmani took over as acting president of Kosovo last November when her predecessor, Hashim Thaci, resigned ahead of his impending war crimes trial in the Netherlands.
As President, she will have largely a ceremonial post as the head of state. But she also has a leading position in foreign policy and is the commander of the armed forces.
Opposition parties and civil society watchdogs have criticised her appointment, saying that having ...
IMF approves 3-year financing package for Kenya of US$2.34 billion.
This is to ‘support the next phase of the authorities’ COVID-19 response and address the urgent need to reduce debt vulnerabilities’.
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KDF troops deployed under the AMISOM offered medical assistance to the residents of Burahache, Gherrile and Hoosingo as part of CIMIC activities
Elsewhere, the KDF troops based at Kolbiyow de-silted a dam which will help in harvesting rainwater.
EASTERN CAPE INITIATION SCHOOL FATALITIES CONCERNS COMMITTEE ON COGTA
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MEDIA STATEMENT Parliament, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 – The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has expressed a concern over initiation school fatalities in the Eastern Cape, where 13 initiates lost their lives in December 2020. The committee had an engagement yesterday with the Department of Traditional Affairs and the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) on issues of initiation. The committee heard that fatalities occurred as a result of dehydration and alleged fighting despite the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), and the NHTL’s undertaking to put safety measures in place. Furthermore, the Eastern Cape provincial government had a risk adjusted plan to prevent fatalities. The com...
President Kenyatta mourns Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange
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NAIROBI, 31st March 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family and residents of Kiambaa Constituency following the death of MP Paul Koinange.
Hon Koinange passed away Wednesday morning at a Nairobi hospital while receiving treatment.
In his message of comfort, the President said Kenya has lost one of its dependable leaders whose undivided focus was the unity, stability and progress of the country.
The Head of State mourned Hon Koinange as a keen and steadfast supporter of the country's peace agenda through the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security where he was the Chairperson.
“The cruel hand of death has robbed us of a steadfast leader. A leader and gentleman whose undivided focus was the peac...
President Kenyatta condoles with the Obama family
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NAIROBI, 29th March 2021 (PSCU) –President Uhuru Kenyatta has condoled with the Obama family following the death of Mama Sarah Onyango Obama.
Mama Sarah, who is the third wife of the paternal grandfather of former US President Barack Obama, died Monday morning in Kisumu.
In his message of comfort, the President mourned the Obama family matriarch as an icon of family values and a philanthropist whose contribution to the progress of the Kenyan nation shall be dearly.
"The passing away of Mama Sarah is a big blow to our nation. We've lost a strong, virtuous woman. A matriarch who held together the Obama family and was an icon of family values," the President eulogised.
Mama Sarah Obama will be remembered by many for her philanthropic work especially in her Nyang'oma Kogel...
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
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FRIDAY
26TH MARCH, 2021
STATE HOUSE
NAIROBI
The last time I addressed you on the COVID-19 pandemic, was on Friday, 12 March this Year. I did not intend to speak on this matter until the measures we took on March 12th, 2021 lapses in 30 days to 60 days.
President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the Covid-19 Vaccine at State House, Nairobi after the Fifteenth [15th] Presidential address on the Covid-19 pandemic at State House, Nairobi. The President and the First Lady took the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine alongside several senior State and Government officials among them Cabinet Secretaries Mutahi Kagwe (Health), Fred Matiang'i (Interior) and Raychelle Omamo.
Today, 14 days later, I have been compelled by medical and empirical evidence to revise the measures we took on Mar...
First Lady calls for renewed commitment to shield infants from HIV and Syphilis
First Lady calls for renewed commitment to shield infants from HIV and Syphilis
NAIROBI, 23 March 2021 (PSCU) – First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has called for a renewed commitment to the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis in the country.
CAS Ministry of Health, Dr. Mercy Mwangangi who represented CS for Health, Mutahi Kagwe, delivers his remarks during the partnership meeting on fast tracking the implementation of the 2016-2021 e-MTCT framework at a Nairobi Hotel.
The First Lady emphasized the need for concerted efforts to accelerate the progress made towards achieving eMTCT through promotion of stronger partnerships.
CAS Ministry of Health, Dr. Mercy Mwangangi and Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady, Ms. Constance Gakonyo with Kenya e-MT...
President Kenyatta attends State Funeral of former Tanzanian President Magufuli in Dodoma
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DODOMA (Tanzania), 22nd March 2021 (PSCU) President Uhuru Kenyatta today joined thousands of Tanzanians and visiting leaders, among them eight other African Heads of State, at Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma for the State Funeral of former President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli.
President Uhuru Kenyatta signs a condolence book as he pays his last respects to former Tanzania President Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli during the State Funeral at Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma.
The President, who was accompanied by EAC Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed, attended the sombre ceremony alongside Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa), Felix Tshisekedi (DR Congo) and Felipe Nyusi (Mozambique).
President Uhuru Kenyatta pays his last respects to former Tanzania President Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli duri...
Public-private partnerships good for sports, President Kenyatta says
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NAIROBI, 21st March 2021,President Uhuru Kenyatta has attributed Kenya's growing profile as a top sporting nation to strong partnerships between the Government and actors in the private sector.
Speaking when he presided over the closing ceremony of this year's Magical Kenya Open Golf tournament at Karen Country Club in Nairobi County, the President called for more partnerships across all sporting disciplines.
“I also thank the corporate world for joining hands with my administration, which has made this event possible. Indeed, it is this spirit of partnership with the private sector that has made us, as a country, make good progress in the fight against Covid-19," the President said.
The Head of State vouched for the decentralization of golf to the grassroots saying involvement o...