http://en.redtram.com/ All news  in "East Africa" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:21:38 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 5000 | Kenya: Economy On Path to Recovery, Says Central Bank http://en.redtram.com/go/232998371/top100/ 232998371 Kenya's economic growth is still depressed but signs of recovery are starting to emerge, the country's top economic advisory organ has said. The Monetary Policy Committee, which advises the Central Bank of Kenya on how to manage the economy, noted Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:28:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998371/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Wheat Deficit Will Take Long to Plug, Says Miller http://en.redtram.com/go/232998337/top100/ 232998337 The country will take over two months to plug the wheat deficit created after two vessels with 75,000 tonnes were hijacked by pirates early this month, millers said on Friday. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:28:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998337/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: MPs Must Weigh the Full Import of Price Controls http://en.redtram.com/go/232998297/top100/ 232998297 In yet another clear indication of why MPs should not be entrusted with too much power over economic policies, parliament on Wednesday passed a Bill seeking to reinstate price controls in certain segments of the economy. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:28:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998297/top100/ 5000 | Uganda: Uganda's Temperature to Rise By 1.5 Degrees http://en.redtram.com/go/232998267/top100/ 232998267 UGANDA'S average temperature will increase by up to 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next 20 years as a result of global warming, according to the State of the Uganda Population Report, released yesterday by finance minister Syda Bbumba. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:28:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998267/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Lower Internet Costs Or Face Regulation http://en.redtram.com/go/232998168/top100/ 232998168 The terms regulation and control sound retrogressive when used in the context of information and communication technology. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:27:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998168/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Firm Launches New Trucks in Market http://en.redtram.com/go/232998151/top100/ 232998151 An Indian vehicle manufacturer has launched its brands in the Kenyan market in a move that is bound to intensify competition. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:27:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998151/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Ferry Firm Seeks Tenders for Expansion of Jetty http://en.redtram.com/go/232998132/top100/ 232998132 Kenya Ferry Services Limited has requested tenders for the expansion of its Peleleza mooring jetty to accommodate the two 70-metre new ferries. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:27:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998132/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Malindi Tries to Rein in the Sand Harvesters http://en.redtram.com/go/232998106/top100/ 232998106 Sand quarry owners in Magarini District must from now on sell their sand to the Magarini Sand Harvesters Cooperative Society. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:27:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998106/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Draft - Employers Against Strike Clause http://en.redtram.com/go/232998093/top100/ 232998093 Employers are opposed to a section of the draft constitution, but have generally termed it as a good document for Kenya. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998093/top100/ 5000 | East Africa: EAC States to Open Up Labour Markets As Part of Protocol http://en.redtram.com/go/232998084/top100/ 232998084 East African governments hope to open up all job opportunities for fair competition among the region's citizens even as concern rises that retaining national immigration laws in the signed common market protocol could restrict movement of labour. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998084/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Improved Pastures Revive Nation's Livestock Exports http://en.redtram.com/go/232998074/top100/ 232998074 Exporters of live animals to Mauritius are preparing to resume the business following the recent rainfall that has improved pasture in Coast province. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998074/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Rise of Chinese Currency to Take Time http://en.redtram.com/go/232998053/top100/ 232998053 China is making a big push to encourage greater international use of its currency, the renminbi. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998053/top100/ 5000 | Kenya: Refinery Stand-Off Poses Supply Shortage Risk in Petroleum Market http://en.redtram.com/go/232998024/top100/ 232998024 According to oil marketers, the Kenyan refinery is holding some 300, 000 tonnes of crude belonging to marketers. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998024/top100/ 5000 | Uganda: Salva Kiir's Plane Crashes in Uganda http://en.redtram.com/go/232997988/top100/ 232997988 South Sudan President Salva Kiir was on Wednesday held up in Gulu for nearly seven hours after he survived an incident in which the plane carrying him ruptured a tyre. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232997988/top100/ 5000 | Tanzania: Govt Threatens Cancellation of Airport Contract http://en.redtram.com/go/232997968/top100/ 232997968 The Government may terminate the Sh30 billion project to modernise Songwe Airport in Mbeya should the contractor fail to show progress in six weeks, the minister for Infrastructural Development Dr Shukuru Kawambwa has said. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:25:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232997968/top100/ 5000 | Uganda: Nation Must Use Powerful Information Tools http://en.redtram.com/go/232997951/top100/ 232997951 Koala Bears are to Eastern Australia what Pandas are to China. The same can be said of Gorillas and Uganda. Uganda is home to a little over half of the world's population of these amazing creatures which stands at about Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:25:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232997951/top100/ 5000 | Uganda: Raise Salaries to Spur Industrial Growth http://en.redtram.com/go/232997929/top100/ 232997929 The statistics of our country's economy still rate Uganda as predominantly peasant.Peasant life basically entails trying to obtain livelihood from toiling for oneself on one's piece of land. This is usually based on the use of rudimentary implements to work Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:25:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232997929/top100/ 5000 | Uganda: Orange Brings Iphone 3GS http://en.redtram.com/go/232997915/top100/ 232997915 Orange Uganda and Apple will launch the iPhone 3GS in the country next month after the phone turned heads in the USA and UK. Orange is hoping to target the elite clientele, seeking more value for their money from their Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:25:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232997915/top100/ 5000 | Uganda: Milk Dealers Warned On Quality http://en.redtram.com/go/232997895/top100/ 232997895 MILK producers and processors, who compromise quality, will be dealt with "ruthlessly," Bright Rwamirama, the animal husbandry state minister, has warned. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:25:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232997895/top100/ 5000 | Uganda: NOTU Starts HIV Program for Workers http://en.redtram.com/go/232997869/top100/ 232997869 THE National Organisation of Trade Unions of Uganda has started an HIV/AIDS programme for workers to reduce stigma and boost productivity at the workplace. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:24:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232997869/top100/