By Isaac Senabulya on December 6, 2016
Basil Ajar, battling court cases for the industrial parks land caused by double allocation of land to investors by the Uganda Lands Commission, development of Namanve Industrial park is behind schedule over inadequate funding for infrastructure development in this desired park, Director UIA in charge of small land Medium Enterprises Division, Electricity, Keneth Lubogo, roads and telecommunication facilities but it’s given only 5 billion shillings per financial year which cannot push the Authority fast so as it’s utilized to the maximum by the investors., told the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry chaired by the Bulamogi MP, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), Uganda Investment Authority requires 500 billion shillings for Namanve Industrial park infrastructure development to provide water and sewerage, which investors are fighting each other in courts over land which was caused by the Uganda land commission when it gave the same piece of land to more than one investor
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The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) says that it’s battling court cases for the industrial parks land caused by double allocation of land to investors by the Uganda Lands Commission. The Director UIA in charge of small land Medium Enterprises Division, Basil Ajar, told the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry chaired by the Bulamogi MP, […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 15, 2016
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Legislators from Bugishu region have asked Umeme to lower the cost of electricity to make it affordable, to the ordinary Ugandans. The lawmakers made the appeal during a consultative meeting with Umeme officials on how they can assist the company on reducing power theft in the region. According to Umeme Bugishu regional manager Trevol Higenyi […]
By Isaac Senabulya on July 5, 2016
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The National Forestry Authority (NFA) and the Ministry of water and Environment calls on members of parliament to advocate for the climate change fund. This comes as environmentalists and youth were discussing promotion of tree planting with members of parliament at parliament. The head of climate change in the ministry of water and Environment Chebet Maikut says […]
By Gerald Businge on January 9, 2012
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It seems the ruling government is punishing FDC leaders for opposing it from left to right. After detaining the FDC president, Col. Kiiiza Besigye at his home in Kasangati, we have been told that the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and UMEME have disconnected FDC offices in Najjanankumbi on Kampala Entebbe. A source on […]
By Gerald Businge on December 15, 2011
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Uganda journalists operating in South Buganda (Greater Masaka) under their umbrella association of South Buganda Journalists Association have threatened to mobilize people to storm UMEME offices protesting against increased road shedding. The scribes want to storm UMEME offices demanding an explanation for the persistent loading shedding. The scribes through their head, Aliga Issa say they […]
By Gerald Businge on November 17, 2011
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Grade B hospital in Entebbe town has failed to reopen due to the long hours of load shedding. The hospital’s medical superintendent, Dr. Martin Okmal says that the hospital has failed to handle complicated cases like operating on delivering women due to lack of electricity in the hospital. He says that they recently closed the […]
By Gerald Businge on November 11, 2011
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A Primary One pupil in Rakai district has died after being electrocuted on his way to school. The deceased identified as 9-year old Kevin Juuko was a pupil at Buyinji Primary School. The Officer in Charge of the Kalisizo Police Station David Karugaba, says the deceased stepped on a bare electricity wire as he tried […]
By Gerald Businge on November 9, 2011
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The government has denied media reports that the delay in completing Bujagali power dam will cost the country 285 million shillings. The state minister of energy Simon D’Ujanga says it is the drought that has affected the production of the hydro power generation. D’ujanga says the country’s current power demand is about 450 mega watts […]
