The oil pipeline will have 1,443 kilometres The Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom has castigated a resolution by the European Union (EU) Parliament to have the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline delayed by at least a year citing environmental and human rights issues. In a statement dated September26, 2022, the Kingdom
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At least 21 deaths are suspected to have been caused by the virus since last week Medical interns at Uganda’s Mubende hospital have gone on strike, accusing the government of not providing them with appropriate safety kit, risk allowances and health insurance. The hospital, located some 150 km (95 miles)
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The Kingfisher oilfield rig reached Mombasa port a few weeks ago CNOOC Uganda has revealed that shipments of the oil drilling rig have started arriving at the Kingfisher oilfield in Kikuube district. “The Rig is here!!! Shipments of the drilling rig have started arriving at the Kingfisher oilfield in Kikuube District. 18
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Inducted ASP demonstrate road crash scene management About 4.8 billion shillings has so far been collected in the ongoing operations against traffic penalty defaulters. Although the traffic Police headquarters at Nateete police station has not yet divulged the total collection, a senior traffic officer has revealed that by Wednesday last
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Kenya-based leading manufacturers of cooking oil and edible fats have been ordered to withdraw 10 of their brands from the market for failing the standards test. The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) says that the brands from Bidco Africa, Pwani Oil Products Ltd, Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd and Menengai Oil
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President William Ruto has scrapped a subsidy on petrol The Kenyan president, William Ruto, has told the BBC he's open to buying fuel from Russia. Several countries have refused to engage with Moscow since the invasion of Ukraine but Mr Ruto said he's considering all available options. "I am now
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Felled shea nut trees in the project area/ Photo by Emmy Daniel Ojara The government has come under sharp criticism from the Acholi Chiefdom over the extensive and uncontrolled destruction of “sacred traditional trees’’ in the Acholi sub-region under the of promoting food security. Gov`t through the National Animal Genetic
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The Civil Society in Uganda has called on the government to immediately ban the use of agrochemicals that have been identified as harmful to human and animal life or banned in other countries. These include glyphosate, and glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup, Rodeo Aquatic Herbicide, and Eraser, and is widely used
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National Treasury CS, Ukur Yattani. China is the biggest bilateral contributor to Kenya’s Sh8.6 trillion public debt, with the International Development Association (IDA) topping the list of multilateral lenders. This comes as data from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) indicates that Kenya’s debt stock is projected to hit KSh9.8 trillion
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Health measures are taken at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital after an outbreak of Ebola in the country in Mubende, Uganda on September 20, 2022. The number of suspected Ebola infections continues to rise in Uganda. The health ministry says there have been 34 suspected cases. It believes 21 deaths were
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