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Energy Minister Nankabirwa Tasks Govt To Invest More In Electricity Sector
The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa has urged Parliament to support more investment in last mile electricity connections to support Uganda’s value addition agenda. “Electricity is very critical and the limitations on distribution is a common phenomenon in the entire country, where we have the national grid passing through our constituencies…
Write Your Wills Early,Death Is Inevitable–Maj Gen Ogiki Advises UPDF Officers
Maj Gen Bob Ogiki, Joint Staff Policy and Planning in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has praised the UPDF legal team for its key contributions, including the development of the UPDF Establishment 2021 and the UPDF Amendment Bill 2024, as well as the establishment of Land Offices at the Division level. He also highlighted…
Scandal: Tian Tang Bosses Cited In The Harassment Of UPDF’s WATU Car Investor
Liu Qingshan, 63, and Lu Hanbin, 32, the owners of the Ugandan NEC-WATU Automobile Group United Company, a joint venture with UPDF’s private company NEC were attacked in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The Chinese investors with president Museveni in the middle In what appears to be investor wars, two Chinese investors were reportedly…
Col.Katabazi Tips RDCs,DISOs Against Intrigue,Internal Bickering & Corruption
Col. Emmy Katabazi, the Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), has cautioned Resident District Commissioners and District Internal Security Officers against bickering. Col. Katabazi was on Friday, September 20th, 2024, addressing RDCs and DISOs from Central Uganda during a retreat held at the at the Maya Nature Resort in Wakiso district. According…
Unwanted: Lagan Country Representative Andrew Bamanya Fired Over Integrity Issues
A top official at Lagan Group Limited, Andrew Bamanya has been fired over Integrity issues and controversially fueling confusion and mess in the development of the Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP) in Namanve. Bamanya has been coordinating the activities of a UK based contractor, Lagan Group Limited, to develop the infrastructure for the Kampala…
Ugandans In UK Shun Kyagulanyi’s London Tour For Undermining Kabaka
The National Unity Platform Party President Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, has received criticism and backlash from the Ugandan Diaspora community in London during his tour, expressing concern over his ongoing disrespect toward the Kabaka (King) of Buganda. The Kabaka diehards in the Diaspora noted that Bobi Wine’s portrait is displayed at traditional events instead…
Stinking Corruption Has Engulfed UPDF Logistics-Maj Gen Bakasumba Cautions Officers Against The Vice
Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, Chief of Joint Staff, has called on logistics personnel within the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) to shun corruption, emphasising its critical role in ensuring effective logistics management and operational excellence. Speaking at the opening of a week-long retreat for logistics officers at the College of Logistics and Engineering in Magamaga,…
DS Tayebwa Woos Chinese Lawmakers To Invest In Uganda’s Tourism Sector
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked a visiting delegation of Chinese legislators to use their influence to promote Uganda as one of the tourism destinations for their citizenry. “We hope your visit will help raise the profile of Uganda in China as a destination for Chinese tourists, we appeal to you to…
Museveni Orders For 3 Fired KCCA Bosses To Be Prosecuted Over Kiteezi Landfill Disaster
In a decisive response to the findings of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) report concerning the Kiteezi Landfill disaster,H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda has exercised his constitutional authority under Article 172 (1) (a) of the 1995 Constitution to dismiss several key officials of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in the…
Fort Portal RCC: “Prioritise Preventive Measures To Reduce The Cost Of Health Service Provision
Fort Portal RCC: “Prioritise Preventive Measures to reduce the Cost of Health Service Provision.” While addressing participants during the regional Joint Health sector Review Mission at Nyaika Hotel ,the DRCC Fort Portal City Mr Businge Emmanuel called upon health practitioners to emphasize preventive measures that are less costly than the curative in addressing the Health…