Author Hannington Mbabazi

Mini Grids for Rural Electrification: Gov’t Partners With Germany, EU to Increase Electricity Access To Ugandans

The German government and the European Union (EU) have launched the GET ACCESS Mini-grid Solar Programme, a 35 million Euro initiative to help electrify Uganda’s rural areas and contribute to the country’s transition to renewable energy. In collaboration with Uganda’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) will be in charge of program implementation which will see over 110,000 people…

Minister Nankabirwa Launches Hybrid Electricity Customer Connection Financing Framework

The Minister of Energy and Mineral development Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa Seentamu has today officially launched the hybrid electricity customer connection credit framework. During the launch, Nankabirwa revealed that the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in 2019 (UBOS, 2019) conducted a study and it was observed that one of the main obstacles to households getting connected…

Monsters: Two Americans Remanded To Luzira Prisons For Torturing 10 Year Old Son

Police in Kampala Metropolitan area have arrested and charged two foster parents,of American origin to Buganda Road Court on the 09.12.2022, with the Aggravated torture of their 10-year-old son, and they were remanded till the 14.12.2022. According to police spokesperson SPC Fred Enanga revealed that facts gathered indicate that suspects Nicholas Spencer aged 32 and…

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