The EWURA_PAU_&EACOP team listen to a TotalEnergies supervisor at the Tilenga Industrial Park that will host the CPF The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) of Tanzania has applauded Uganda for its robust local content plans and management in the nascent oil and gas sector. EWURA regulates oil related
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By NJ Ayuk One of the most promising outcomes of the COP27 climate conference last November was the launch of the African Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI). This African-led initiative is designed to significantly drive up the continent’s participation in voluntary carbon markets. Carbon markets are platforms for carbon trading: the
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The Constitutional Court sitting in Kampala has ruled as illegal a request by the Uganda Revenue Authority - URA to all banks to provide it with all the details of their customers. In a lead judgement written by Justice Christopher Madrama Izama, the court found that URA’s request went beyond
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The Office of the Auditor General headed by John Muwanga (pictured) has revealed that a forensic audit into the major projects by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will cost over Shs1. 5bn, part of which funds will be used to hire international auditors to supplement his local team. "In this regard,
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By Viraj Rajadhyaksha, Area Medical Director, Astrazeneca in Middle East and Africa There is a silent killer in our midst. It affects 850 million people worldwide and is a leading cause of death globally.1 Despite its deadly profile and rising prevalence, low public awareness means Chronic Kidney Disease is too
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The Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng MPs on Parliament’s Health Committee have protested the Shs2.7bn sought by the Ministry of Health to supervise construction works at the controversial Lubowa Specialized International Hospital, describing the project as dead that needs burial. Charles Ayume (Koboko Municipality), who also doubles as Chairperson Health
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Ugandan President H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched a Huawei DigiTruck project in Uganda to provide free digital skills training for more than 10,000 beneficiaries over three years. With the launch taking place at an event celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) in Kiruhura District, the DigiTruck project falls under the
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The Uganda government is putting emphasis on reducing the gender gap in the ICT and science sectors, which are are still characterized by overwhelming male dominance. According to the minister of Gender Labor and Social Development Betty Amongi, a number of avoidable factors have kept females out of the sectors,
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Parliament has on Thursday reconsidered and passed the Markets Bill 2021 after adjustments that were proposed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The new Markets Bill 2021, a private Member’s Bill moved by Workers’ Member of Parliament, Margret Rwabushaija now repeals the existing law since 1942 and addresses the management of
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Hassan, who visited a top government secondary school in Kampala's Nakawa division on Tuesday afternoon, was left with a sense of frustration regarding the conduct of the headteacher. He tasted the ill-treatment at the hands of headteachers, who are public officers expected to uphold ethical and professional conduct. Upon arriving at
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