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NWSC To Hold Twitter Space For 50 Years’ Celebrations
National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is Uganda’s largest urban water authority providing potable water and sewerage services in 262 towns, with a customer base of 900,000 connections serving approximately 18 million people. Established by Decree No. 34 of 1972, the principal business of the Corporation is to operate and provide water and sewerage services…
Just In: Defiant Uganda Police Reinstates Highways Roadblocks
The Uganda Police Force has reinstated all roadblocks on all major highways after two months presidential directive on zero barriers on the roads. Addressing journalists at the Police Headquarters at Naguru on Monday, December 11, Police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that all roadblocks which had been removed in the month of October have been put…
Heartless: Senior Police Officer Murders Girlfriend,Dumps Body In Lugogo Manhole
Police at Jinja Road have arrested one of their own at the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police ‘ASP’ on allegations of murdering his fiance. While addressing a weekly media briefing, police spokesperson SCP Fred Enanga identified the suspect as ASP Joseph Wandera who is accused of strangling a one Ssuubi Busingye on 5th, December…
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…
Police Names Dead Officers Involved In Gulu Road Fatal Accident
Two Uganda police officers have been confirmed dead after a police patrol vehicle UP 5568 they were travelling in overturned at Paicho Trading Centre, along Gulu-Kitgum Highway. The accident happened in Gulu District on the evening Monday 12th December at around 8pm which left other 12 police officers critically injured. It was established that the…
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…
Justice Aweri Opio Was Hardworking,Selfless – MPs
Parliament has paid tribute to Justice Rubby Aweri Opio, the Justice of the Supreme Court who passed away on Wednesday, 07 December 2022. During a special sitting to pay tribute to him held on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, the Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga…
Govt,FUFA President Magogo Agree To Harmonize Sports Bills
The government and Budiope East Member of Parliament, Hon. Moses Magogo have agreed to harmonise and come up with a comprehensive and holistic Sports Bill. While meeting the Committee on Education and Sports on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the two parties were given up to 20 December 2022 to furnish the committee with a harmonised…
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…
Sad: Senior Police ICT Expert Dies In Kira Road Barracks House Fire
Police at Kira road are investigating a fire outbreak that killed senior cyber expert PC Frederick Ajubaru that took place late hours of Tuesday evening in police barracks zone,Nakawa Division. The deceased has been a cyber information analysis expert attached to ICT department at police headquarters,Naguru. According to Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson SSP Patrick Onyango…