Monday, August 11th, 2008
| |
| • | Fly540 Airline Sets Eyes on Continent: As the race to capture African skies by several regional airlines moves into higher gear, Fly540, a promising East African airline, is positioning itself to take on the continent's established airlines.
|
| • | Uganda, Kenya Still Fighting Over Chicken Exports: Further bilateral trade negotiations on Uganda's poultry and beef exports have stalled following Kenya's failure to present the full risk assessment report on a study carried out by the Kenyan Veterinary Services on hygiene of Ugandan products.
|
| • | Enforcement of the Sexual Offences Act in Kenya: Is the criminal justice system in Kenya well equipped to protect women from gender-based violence? This a critical question because in July this year, the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) is celebrating two years of existence having came into force on 21...
|
| • | Kenya Seeks a Fifth Flight for KQ: Kenya government has asked Uganda to grant Kenya Airways an extra flight on Entebbe-Nairobi route, to allow the airline to cater for increasing demand in both cargo and passenger services.
|
| • | Country Welcomes Kenyan Decision to Reduce Number of Weighbridges: The recent announcement by Kenyan Premier Raila Odinga that the numerous weighbridges along the Northern Corridor would be reduced to cut the cost of doing business has been welcomed by the Rwandan government.
|
| • | Institutions Raise Money for Community Policing: TSh. 36million was raised recently for community policing project to be undertaken by the Tanzania and Kenyan authorities in a bid to fight cross border crime.
|
| • | RVR to Seal Management Contract With Australian Firm: The embattled RVR, the concessionaire company running the Kenya-Uganda Railways is to enter into a Technical Service Agreement (TSA) with PDL Toll of Australia, after firing its Managing Director, Mr Roy Puffet.
|
| • | Soita Returns As Rugby Cranes Camp in Entebbe: The Uganda Rugby Cranes were handed a huge boost ahead of the Elgon Cup return leg with Kenya when vice captain Moses Soita made a 'miraculous' return as the team trained in Entebbe yesterday.
|
| • | Kabuga's Wife Contests Assets Freeze: With her husband on the run from justice, it appears that the wife of the Genocide fugitive Felicien Kabuga has taken over the supervision of her husband's business interests in Kenya.
|
| • | Odoki Cautions On Elections: The Electoral Commission (EC) should ensure that polls are transparent to avoid conflicts among political parties, the Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, has said.
|