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Min.Lokoris,Rubondo Commission Tilenga Oil Processing Facility In Buliisa
The State Minister for Minerals, Peter Lokeris, has commissioned the Constitution of the Oil Processing Facility (CPF) at the Tilenga Project in Buliisa District. Speaking at the function, Minister Lokoris revealed that the CPF will collect crude Oil from various Oil Wells in the two districts of Nwoya and Buliisa and then separate it from…
Andrew Baba: Tracing The Origins Of Busoga Kingdom As The Institution Celebrates 82 Years Of Existence
By Andrew Baba Jinja: On Thursday, February 11, 2021, Busoga Kingdom made 82 years as a cultural institution. Celebrated annually as Kyabazinga Day since 1995 when Busoga Kingdom was restored, this is the day when the 11 Chiefdoms of Busoga agreed to unite and form a kingdom under one single leader, Isebantu Kyabazinga. The commemoration…
Distress In Kasese As Floods Leave 6 Dead, Police and UPDF Engage In Rescue Efforts
It’s distress and sorrow in Kasese District following a strange strong floods that hit Mpondwe-Bwera and claimed lives of residents. This Website has learnt that Uganda Police Force(UPF) and Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have already set up jointly to rescue citizens who have been affected by floods. The two agencies are joined in rescue…
Billionaire Born Today: East Africa’s Business Mogul Sudhir Ruparelia Clocks 66 In Style
Kampala: East Africa’s celebrated billionaire, money magnet, business mogul, honorary consul of the Republic of Nepal to Uganda HE. Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has today clocked 66yrs old. Born on the 17 January 1956, at Kabatoro, Kasese, Uganda, Sudhir is a formidable wealthy businessman, entrepreneur and investor in Uganda currently surviving with a net income worth over…
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Spice Up Your Weekends With Speke Resort’s “Beer & Pizza” Combo At Discounted Price
Speke Resort & Conference Centre in Munyonyo, popularly known for endless fun-filled weekends has unveiled a Crazy Beer & Pizza combo running this month of January in which it is offering loyal clients and guests to pay less but drink much enjoying the locally made Ugandan beer and Pizza. Announcing via its socials, Speke Resort…
ERA Officials Speak Out On New Cooking Tarrifs
Officials at Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Uganda’s power sector supervisor, have explained the newly announced domestic tariff aimed at reducing the use of charcoal for cooking in homes across the country. As we reported last week, Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, and officials from power regulator Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) led…
Premier Recruitment Seeks Taxi Drivers, Cleaners, General Assistants, Cargo Loaders, Airport Handles & Warehouse Workers To Work In Middle East
Labour export company Premier Recruitment Limited has received an order to recruit male taxi drivers, cleaners, general assistants, cargo loaders, airport handles and warehouse workers who will be employed to work in Dubai, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. The Capital Times have learnt that Premier Recruitment, a subsidiary of the Ruparelia Group, is already receiving and…
Setback: Uganda’s Milk Product Exports To Kenya Face Another Ban-Capt Mike Mukula
The National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’ Vice Chairperson of Eastern Uganda and also the patron of Uganda exporters and clearing Companies has revealed that over 80 Milk companies have been denied licenses to export milk to Kenya. Capt.Mukula says that as East Africa, they have an agreement of free trade across the region and it looks…
Just In! Another Scandal Hits REA As Energy PS Gives Ill-Advice To Min. Kitutu On Fake Statutory Instrument
In an unprecedented move, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development has run a riot code onto the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Local Government and Finance, sending them scuttling by sneaking to cabinet one of the most incoherent Statutory Instruments (SI) in the History of Government. This came as an utter shock to…
Electricity Tariffs Expected To Shoot Up As Macroeconomic Factors Impact Heavily On Power Generation, Supply
Experts in the energy sector have revealed that the skyrocketing fuel prices, inflation and other Macro-Economic Factors in Uganda are most likely to lead to an increase in the cost of electricity. This is mainly because fuel is used in the generation of thermal electricity as opposed to hydroelectricity which is generated from water. The…