By Gerald Businge on January 17, 2012
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Members of Parliament have asked the electricity Regulatory Authority to withdraw the statement issued yesterday, defying an order to halt the charging of new tariffs. The board of the Electricity Regulatory is appearing before the probe committee into the energy sector that has been overshadowed by reports of corruption. Members of the committee yesterday questioned […]
By Gerald Businge on January 13, 2012
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Ugandagovernment has lost over 6 billion shillings during the three day traders strike in Kampala Capital City Authority. On Wednesday this week thousands of Traders inUgandaespecially inKampalaclosed their shops protesting against the high interest rates commercial banks charge on loans. The traders strike was peaceful although the police arrested some of the traders it suspected […]
By Gerald Businge on December 30, 2011
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URA’s Apollo Kasami’s ex-girlfriend, Grace Katima is involved in a deadly family conflict. Kasami is one of the Directors of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The conflict started a couple of weeks back when Kasami made a deal with her young brother Ronald Mugasa in which the brother was to receive 10m and instead brought […]
By Gerald Businge on December 30, 2011
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Kampala based lawyer Hamada Mulumba has filed a petition in the High Court seeking an injusction against the government granting of oil licenses and approving oil deals and halting the activities of Tullow oil company. Through Bwambale , Musede and Co. Advocates, Mulumba states that 50% of the stake Tullow Bought from Heritage Oil was […]
By Gerald Businge on December 29, 2011
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Patients and health workers and authority cry foul over congestion in Mulagao hospital while the opposition MPS visit the hospital and patients today. The opposition MPS who included Hussien Kyanjo , Richard sebuliba Mutumba Mathias Mpuga and Dr. Lulume Bayiga led by the leader of opposition Nathan Nandala Mafabi visited Mulago hospital to assess the […]
By Gerald Businge on December 10, 2011
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Gulf Air has launched flights to and from Entebbe International Airport to several destinations in Asia. The company announced that Entebbe is their third East African operation with four non-stop weekly flights between Entebbe and Bahrain. The inaugural flight GF719 from Bahrain International Airport landed in Entebbe International Airport at 15.45 PM on 5th December […]
By Gerald Businge on December 8, 2011
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in a bid to streamline and put in place performance standards for all garbage collection service providers is to register all people and companies dealing in garbage collection. We hear that any person or company dealing in garbage must cough one million shillings to get registered. The KCCA director, Jenifer […]
By Gerald Businge on December 7, 2011
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We have been told by impeccable sources that a major reshuffle is looming at the electoral commission over what the ruling government calls offering poor quality services. A source in government intimates to us that the appointing authority has instructed the commission chairman, Prof. Badru Kiggundu to outline all the commission workers sidelining with opposition […]
By Gerald Businge on December 1, 2011
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More woes at Kampala Capital City Authority continue to occur over leadership wrangles. The latest is tension between Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and KCCA Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi over decisions made. This has now spilled over to the council and committee meetings, with Lukwago halting their sittings indefinitely over what he describes as […]
By Gerald Businge on November 23, 2011
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Kampala Capital City Authority has announced plans to start renovations on city roads and drainage systems as the new management moves to have a cleaner Kampala. The Director of Works and Engineering at KCCA, Eng. Andrew Kitaka says many city roads and drainage system are to be worked on the six months. Addressing journalists in Kampala […]