Kenya Airways plane Several scheduled flights were on Friday cancelled as Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots vowed to begin a strike today on claims the airline's management failed to address their grievances. A crisis meeting between the Kenya Airline Pilots Asociation (Kalpa) and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Mukomen yesterday failed to
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More companies are set to join electricity distribution Electricity consumers will have the right to choose their electricity provider, regardless of who controls the physical infrastructure when the just enacted electricity law takes effect. Electricity Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Ziria Tibalwa Waako reveals that the changes are expected
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Lennart Deridder, Acting Head of Cooperation – EU Delegation speaking at the conference yesterday EDFI ElectriFI, the Electrification Financing Initiative funded by the EU, has committed circa EUR 5 million (Shs18.5billion) to bring electricity to underserved communities in Uganda. ElectriFi is an impact fund bridging the financial gap in terms
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The President of Tanzania, H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan; Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej; The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon Robinah Nabbanja; The Prime Minister of Namibia, Rt. Hon Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila; and The Prime Minister of Togo, Rt. Hon Victoire Tomegah Dogbé have been maned amongst 100 Most
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State Minister for Energy, Okaasai Opolot (Left) and TotalEnergies EP Uganda General Manager, Philippe Groueix after signing the solar project agreement at REC2022 held at Speke Resort Munyonyo TotalEnergies EP Uganda has today signed a Solar project agreement with the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral
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Kitgum district has recovered funds from 28 out of the 55 Saccos that received but misused allocations under the Parish Development Model (PDM) Programme. Kitgum district created 72 Saccos to benefit from PDM funds and received 745 million Shillings for the program last financial year. But in August, a report
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Speaker Among speaking to journalists Journalists accredited to cover parliament have been told to desist from “publishing unauthorized information” as they will be charged under the recently passed Computer Misuse Act. The warning was made by the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among while presiding over the swearing in ceremony of the new
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Mwine Mpaka (Centre), Chairperson Trade and Tourism Committee addressing journalists Parliament’s Trade Committee has revealed plans to table the Consumer Protection and Management Bill following the failure by the Ministry of Trade and Industries failed to live to its promise to table the legislation. The pronouncement was made by Mwine
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Richard Byarugaba, NSSF Managing Director (center), Dr. Peter Kimbowa, NSSF Chairman Board of Directors (third from left) and other NSSF board members and staff at the ISSA General Assembly during the World Social Security Forum in Marrakech, Morroco on October 28, 2022” The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director, Richard
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Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) in conjunction with industry stakeholders is scheduled to conduct a full-scale emergency exercise in the morning hours of Friday, November 4, 2022 to test the readiness of Entebbe International Airport in handling unforeseen situations. “Residents of Entebbe, Kampala and surrounding areas are likely to see
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