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The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has made amendments to the electricity tariff structure with an aim of promoting access to, and use of electricity. The development was announced Thursday by the Chairperson of ERA Ms. Sarah Kanabi Wasagali, who noted that ERA’s aspiration for the next five years is to be a recognizable institution in…
The Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said that former Inspector General of Police Gen Kale Kayihura should be pardoned and rehabilitated if necessary. In a tweet, Wednesday night, Gen Kainerugaba who is also the UPDF’s Land Forces commander noted that Kayihura, like Gen James Kazini and Brig Noble Mayombo…
By Namboozo Patience While appearing on the popular NBS TV Barometer programme recently, Honourable you were skeptical about how President Museveni was able to identify the names of the terrorists that attacked and some who died in recent bombings in the country. Well, question no more. The president is the biggest consumer of security and…
Congolese singer Koffi Olomide has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for the kidnapping of his former dancers. But the sentence was suspended for three years. The Versailles Court in France pronounced the verdict on 13 December. But the Congolese singer was acquitted of the charge of sexual assault on the same dancers, who are…
Yoweri Bukano, 32-year-old man from Busoga was attacked by people believed to be FDC supporters in the 2010 presidential campaigns and since then, he has been needing support to walk, seat or perform simple tasks since his spinal cord was damaged. Bukano who was still a student in 2010 was attacked with sticks while he…
I was on call for hemodialysis and the coordinator at the other end sounding very frazzled, told me that she is sending a car to my compound and be ready to come to the hospital as one of our VIP patients needed an emergency dialysis. I got my bearings and got ready to be driven…
Most people like it when their partner gets a promotion at work. However, one woman has shocked the internet by revealing just exactly why she gets so excited when her partner gets another promotion at his job. The wife shared the confession with popular Twitter account Fesshole, which sees people anonymously share their deepest and…
Luuka District local Government has secured over 50 acres of land to construct a sugarcane factory, the Daily Express reports. The sugar factory is among the two factories which the government of Uganda promised to set up in Busoga sub-region and the second factory will be constructed in Buyende district. The meeting to resolve the…
A recent investigative story run by the Daily Monitor publication has revealed how unnamed government officials wired about Shs 9 billion to two agricultural training institutions despite all schools being closed during the Covid-19 induced lockdown. This money, according to reports was meant for the “settlement of students’ feeding bills” and infrastructure development. According to Daily Monitor,…
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has terminated a Shs 1.8bn contract for the construction of a 42-kilometre road in Kyegegwa district over shoddy works. The road which connects from Kakabara sub-county in Kyegegwa district to Nabingola in Mubende was constructed under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP). The program under the Office of the…
