On Tuesday, Sydah Bbumba, who was the Minister of Energy and Minerals from 2002 to 2006 admitted that she signed Production Sharing Agreements without thoroughly reading through the documents of the deal that cost Uganda US$157M (over Shs570bn) Bbumba who had appeared before the Parliamentary Committee of Commissions, State Enterprise
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Geocycle, an international waste management firm has launched in Uganda with the aim of providing a solution to waste management that leaves no residue. Under the Geocycle brand, the LafargeHolcim Group offers waste management services in over 50 countries around the world. “Our promise is to offer a superior solution
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GOtv, one of the leading pay TV players in Uganda has launched a promotion dubbed ‘Wangula School Fees ne GOtv’ where parents and caretakers of school going children will be rewarded and supported with school fees for the upcoming second term. George Ssemanda, the GOtv Uganda National Sales Manager said
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An 18-year-old student has designed a bra that can help in the early detection of breast cancer and has won top prize at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Julian Rios Cantu, a Mexican, said he was inspired by his mother’s battle with the disease which eventually led to both
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Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL), the oldest telecom firm in Uganda is on life support so much that it has been placed under receivership after becoming heavily indebted. Business Focus has learnt that over 400 employees at the once popular telecom firm are in fear over safety of their jobs as
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has called for more cooperation among oil and gas producing African countries. He was this morning addressing the joint oil and gas convention and regional expo at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The President of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, also addressed the convention before
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Uganda and Equatorial Guinea have entered a wide range of agreements that will see the two countries expand their ties in oil and gas management, economic and technical cooperation, among others The agreements were signed at the conclusion of bilateral talks between Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and President Teodoro
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Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Committee of Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (CoSASE) are set to meet Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni at State House, Entebbe today over his role in the Shs6bn oil handshake, Business Focus has established. Led by Committee Chairman, Abdu Katuntu, the lawmakers are set to ask
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This week, more than 138,000 vaccinators will fan out across five African countries in the Lake Chad area in a push to eliminate polio in Africa and rid the world of this terrible disease forever. They will take boats across fast-flowing rivers, ride jeeps along sandy ravines, walk crowded street
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The construction of 15 oil roads in the Albertine Graben ahead of oil production anticipated in 2020 hangs in balance following Parliament’s refusal to okay funding for what has been termed as ‘ghost roads’, Business Focus reveals. According to the final Budget Framework Paper for 2017/18, the government f Uganda
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