The minister of works and transport, Gen Katumba Wamala has revealed that some government officials have applied to be exempted from paying toll fees to use Kampala – Entebbe expressway. As a result, MPs also want to use the road at a zero cost. The minister made the revelation recently while appearing before the parliament’s…
Former presidential candidate John Katumba has announced his intentions to hold a peaceful protest over the continuous increase of fuel prices in Uganda. In a letter addressed to the Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, Katumba says they will be practicing a constitutional right of holding a peaceful protest on the situation for the…
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has recommended the halting of new investments by energy distributor, Umeme ahead of the expiry of its 25 year concession in 2025. The Minister of State for Energy, Sidronius Okaasai Opolot said this during a meeting with members of the Committee of Environment and Natural Resources to respond…
The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has told Members of Parliament that unless the budget shortfalls of the ministry are addressed, projects under the works sub-sector in the National Development Plan (NDP) III will not be timely implemented. “It will be difficult to start new projects before completing the ones that…
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) in Bududa district is stuck with more than 4,000 uncollected national identity cards. Bududa district NIRA ICT officer John Ssekanjako says that despite taking the IDs to sub-county headquarters, the owners have failed to show up and pick them. He said most of the uncollected IDs are for students and…
Ruparelia Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Ruparelia Group, a conglomerate owned by Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, together with partners has donated more than 5,000 amazing gifts and goodies to the community and orphanages in an End of Year Donation Drive. Under the theme “Giving Is Not about Making a Donation but Making a Difference” the…
Kampala: The management of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets (PPDA) have spoken out about allegations that have been circulating in the media to the effect that the Executive Director, Benson Turamye, blocked an investigation into the procurement of prepaid metres by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), and that his academic credentials…
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…
Parliament has asked the government to extend the roll-out of hand-held hoes to parts of the country that did not benefit from the previous roll-out. Roland Ndyomugyenyi, Rukiga County MP raised the matter stating that some parts of the country, specifically his constituency, did not get the hoes that were distributed in the previous roll-out…
Uganda Land Commission Chairperson Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki has been interdicted over alleged ‘kawukumi’ in her office. This was revealed in a letter written by the Inspector General of Government (IGG) Betty Kamya to Judith Nalule Nabakooba who is the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Kamya was responding to Nabakooba’s letter in which she…
