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COVID-19 Updates: Uganda Registers One Additional COVID-19 Death Bringing Total Deaths to 6

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  • Aug 07, 2020
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Uganda has registered its sixth COVID-19 death, after one person died on the evening of August 6 at Mulago National Referral Hospital.The dead person was a 70-year old Ugandan, a... Read More

KIU International Desk: 41 Million People To Go Hungry in East Africa due to COVID-19

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  • Aug 07, 2020
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By Rogers Wanambwa KIU, Main Campus - The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the World Food Programme (WFP) estimate that 41 million East Africans are pro... Read More

KIU Trivia: August 7 in the Present and the Past

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  • Aug 07, 2020
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Whatcâ¬â„cs Happening Today?Republic Day (Ivory Coast). This is the National Day of Ivory Coast and it commemorates full independence from France on this day in 1960. In 1946 with... Read More

KIU International Desk: Scientists Discover Parasite Resistant to Major Anti-Malarial Drug in Rwanda

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  • Aug 06, 2020
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Scientists have detected the emergence and spread of malaria parasites capable of resisting artemisinin, an anti-malarial drug recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) f... Read More

KIU Business Desk: Finance Minister Kasaija Orders BoU to Fasttrack Establishment of Islamic banking

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  • Aug 06, 2020
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The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has ordered the Bank of Uganda (BoU), to fast track the establishment of Islamic banking in Uganda, Daily Monitor reports.Quoting Kasaija, Da... Read More

COVID-19 Updates: 10 new Cases Confirmed on Tests Done on August 5

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  • Aug 06, 2020
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10 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from the 3,577 samples tested on August 5, the Ministry of Health has announced in a statement.Of the 10 cases, 7 were alerts and contact... Read More

KIU Trivia: August 6 in the Present and the Past

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  • Aug 06, 2020
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Whatcâ¬â„cs Happening Today?Independence Day (Jamaica). Jamaica celebrate their independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. The Colony of Jamaica gained its independence from th... Read More

KIU BOOK CLUB: The Looting Machine by Tom Burgis

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  • Aug 05, 2020
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By Rogers Wanambwa KIU Main Campus - Have you ever wondered why countries, especially African countries with so much resource wealth, continue to feature on the poorest countries... Read More

KIU BUSINESS DESK: Commercial Banks Report More Savings by Ugandans During the Lockdown

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  • Aug 05, 2020
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By Rogers Wanambwa KIU Main Campus - According to Bank of Uganda (BoU), Ugandans have been saving at record levels since the lockdown begun. BoU statistics indicate that as of May... Read More