Isimba Dam contractor, China International Water & Electric Company is facing financial constraints but the problem isn’t from Government, Vincent Otim, Owner’s Engineer-Uganda Electricity Generation and Company Limited (UEGCL) has said. Otim said that China International Water & Electric Company might be having issues at management level, but on site
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Government has provided an update on locust invasion in Uganda, saying that the worst is yet to come although preparations are ongoing to counter the dangerous insects. Swarms of Locusts entered Uganda On February 9th, 2020 through Amudat and have now been sighted in 17 districts; Abim, Kaabong, Nakapiripirit, Amudat,
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There was free drama in Parliament after Speaker Rebecca Kadaga ordered the Sergeant at Arms, Ahmed Kagoye to ‘arrest’ the samples of locusts that had been tabled before Parliament by David Abala (Ngora County). In his submission to Parliament, Abala castigated Government for not intervening in Ngora district despite reports
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The Electoral Commission has appointed 19th February – 10th March 2020 as the period for the Display of the National Voters’ Register in preparation for the 2020-2021 General Elections. This is in accordance with Section 25 of the Electoral Commission Act (Cap 140). Addressing the press today, Justice Byabakama Mugenyi
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Kampala based Victoria University has signed letters of intent (MoUs) with top universities from Gujarat State in India. This will see the Universities cooperate in areas of innovation, E-commerce, incubation programmes to support starts-ups and technical support to start-ups. This follows a delegation of officials from Ministry of Education and
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Bar business is one of the most booming ventures in Uganda. Bars and clubs are mushrooming across the country simply because Uganda is one of the leading alcohol consumers in the world. In 2016, US based Moguldom Media Group arm AFKinsider ranked Uganda as the drunkest African country after Nigeria.
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The political fight for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s top youth position promises to go down the wire with two favourites emerging. Former leader of the Crime Preventers, Blaise Kamugisha it appears, is determined to scoop the most prized slot in NRM Youth politics. Gaddafi Nassur is the
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The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has released the March-May 2020 seasonal rainfall outlook over Uganda indicating that the rains will be above normal in most parts of the country. In a statement dated February 10, 2020, Dr. Festus Luboyera, the UNMA Executive Director says, the March to May (MAM
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola, where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers. Pompeo is aiming to promote U.S. investment as an alternative to
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Detectives in Kenya are questioning staff from the Deputy President William Ruto's office as part of an investigation into a fraudulent military arms deal worth nearly $400m (£300m). In a court in the capital Nairobi a former sports minister, Rashid Echesa, has denied committing fraud. He is accused of trying
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