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May. 17, 2018, 6:00 am By NANCY AGUTU and PATRICK VIDIJA Source: @thestarkenya President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law, the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill, 2018, Wednesday May 16, 2018. /THE STAR Has a false report of the death of a prominent person, a defamatory article about a politician or a photo of nude teenager ever landed in your WhatsApp inbox? If so, do not — repeat do not — think of forwarding these to anyone or sharing them on your Facebook page, unless you have millions of shillings to pay fines or want to spend years in prison. That's the punishment for anyone found guilty of myriad offences in the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act that President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law yesterday. Knowingly spreading false information electronically, which is common among social media users, will attract a fine of Sh5 million on conviction. A plethora of social media activities have also been criminalise...

  Photo: Foundation for Inclusive Community Help Foundation for Inclusive Community Help, a rural grassroots organization in Uganda, provides support for formal and informal education and promotes job creation for youth. guest column By Emmanuel Otoo Education is so much more than an opportunity to go to school; it is an opportunity to determine one’s future, to establish a voice within and outside of one’s community, and to dream beyond the limits of one’s circumstances. Education has the capacity to lift people out of poverty and to interrupt intergenerational poverty by equipping children and youth with the skills needed to obtain employment and command higher wages (Haveman and Wolfe, 2001; Huisman and Smits, 2009; Post, 2002). Education also brings with it countless social benefits, such as an improvement in self-esteem, knowledge about one’s environment, and informatio...

By Francis Mugerwa, Kampala Kampala — The East African Community (EAC) needs $78b (about Shs282 trillion) in the next 10 years to fund more than 200 infrastructure projects in the five-member states. Under the projects, the key ones including the Standard Gauge Railway, hydropower, oil and gas projects across the region, are to cost $62.2b (about Shs224 trillion). Leaders from Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan, who met yesterday in Kampala, said the revenue will be internally and externally raised through borrowing and also Public Private Partnership (PPP). However, the leaders disagreed on which projects the PPP model should be used for.                                        Burden President Museveni said the PPP model was not working well bec...

By Special Reporter, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has commended the Fifth Phase Government of President John Pombe Magufuli’s efforts in combating corruption and embezzlement of public funds. Infantino extended this appreciation during a media round table discussion after concluding a one-day FIFA Executive Summit held at Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar Es Salaam on Thursday.  “I really appreciate the efforts done by the Government of Tanzania in fighting corruption in the country and we in the soccer world have emulated that,” said Infantino.  He said that FIFA will have zero tolerance to any person who misuses football related funds especially initiated by FIFA for football development adding that National Football Associations should be transparent in any financial transactions.  If the momentum on anti-corruption is maintained, Magufuli will top the region on anti-graft records. C...

TORONTO, October 22, 2017 —Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) (“Barrick”) is set to wind up the activities of its Tanzanian based Gold company, Acacia PLC, in a move to implement the new framework with the Government of Tanzania. The new framework unveils a new end to an era to Barrick Tanzania. The new development comes after a clarification from Barrick senior managers on what has transpired from the discussion between its Chairman, John Thornton and representatives from Tanzania’s reformist President Dr. John Joseph Magufuli. In a press release issued at the end of this week to clarify details on what Barrick official termed as “the 21st century partnership with the Government of Tanzania,” the Toronto based world gold giant is set replace Acacia with a new company to manage its 3 Gold mining sites in the East Africa’s top growing economy. “A new Tanzanian operating company will be created to manage Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi and North Mara, and all future operatio...

By Staff Writer, Addis Ababa, 11th Oct., 2017 Its almost two years now since the Tanzanian reform minded President, John Pombe Magufuli took oath of office in November, 2015. Since then he has promised nothing more than strong focus on delivery. President Magufuli who is also branded at home and abroad as “the bulldozer” for his uncompromising stance on transforming the way the Tanzanian economy is managed, is now on spotlight in many fronts. At home, his followers akin his policies and unwavering crusade against corruption and inaction with those of the founding father of the Tanzanian Union, Mwalimu  Nyerere whose ethical leadership and care for the poor is unmatched. At the international arena, where he is generally rare as part of budget cut measures, Magufuli is believed by many including ordinary citizens as a typical visionary leader who is keen to transform his people. Magufuli meets Dangote at a past event Two years later today, Magufuli wh...