A report by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) indicates that power utility, UMEME, failed to meet customer service standards set by the regulator in the last three quarters of 2016. ERA is mandated by the 1999 Electricity Act to develop and enforce performance standards for the generation, transmission and distribution
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Top companies benefiting from 182-acre Jinja Industrial Park have been revealed for the first time. The Park is located in Kagogwa village,11KM from Jinja town along Jinja-Kamuli highway. The key investors in this Park include Kiira Motors Corporation sitting on 100 acres of land, Pearl Health Sciences Limited on 10
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Police have finally arrested Bright Muyingo, the Pastor of God's Healing Power Church in Wakiso district for allegedly masterminding the robbery of Shillings 20 million from a member of his flock. Muyingo was picked up on Saturday together with two other suspects believed to have been his accomplices in the
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The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stanley Ntagali has cautioned members of parliament to slow down on the constitutional amendment bill 2017. The bill seeks to amend article 26 of the constitution to provide for the compulsory acquisition of land for government projects. Article 26 of the Constitution provides
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French oil company Total agreed Monday to buy Danish conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk’s oil business for $7.45 billion, in a deal that will strengthen its position in the North Sea. Total said the deal will position it as the No. 2 operator in the North Sea, which is the seventh-largest oil-and-gas
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Nutritionists are cautioning inactive and semi-active people to stop consuming energy drinks for recreational purposes. The experts say such drinks should be left for people in need of high energy burst like athletes. Energy drinks are beverages that increase physical and mental awareness. They can either be marketed as dietary
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Ten sailors are missing and five were injured after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, the second accident involving U.S. Navy destroyers in Asian waters in little more than two months. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided
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Political affiliation, gender and special interest, formed the basis of selection for the 23 legislators, chosen to attend this year's Uganda North American Association Convention (UNAA), according to Parliament's Director Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore. He says that the MPs, chosen from a list of more than 100 invited
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Many multinationals like to brand along the lines of Africa, but in their ways do little to live the African values. But recently I saw an exception. Ecobank trades as the pan African bank. At the unfortunate death of their company Secretary (Annette Mwiriza Mukunda) and an amazing friend to
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Police in Entebbe together the Flying Squad Unit have kick-started investigations into the serial murders of women in Entebbe, a day after the body of the 11th victim was recovered. The body of 25-year-old Aisha Nakazibwe was found on Thursday a few metres from Kasenyi Barracks in Katabi town council.
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