Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the physical infrastructure committee have expressed concern about the delays to appoint a substantive Director-General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA The MPs were on Tuesday visiting Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday to ascertain the progress and status of the 1.1 …
Read More »Gov’t revises irrigationl request downwards by UGX 26 billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance has revised a loan request first made in 2019 from 445 to 419 billion shillings. Parliament had authorized the government to borrow up to 445 billion Shillings (101.88 million euros) from the UK Export Finance for the development of solar-powered irrigation …
Read More »Pearl Dairy recruits farmers into modern beekeeping
Targets lucrative EU honey market where Uganda has an export quota of 5000tons a year Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Nathan Akanyijuka has been a cattle farmer in Mbarara, South Western Uganda for many years, a venture that has earned him income to meet his family needs. But, …
Read More »The 2020 Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo
Tourism agency anticipates Shs12bn as earnings from the virtual event after a few years Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Suppliers of tourism related services and products will close and sign business deals worth Shs12.2billion during the 6th edition of the 2021 Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo, according to Uganda …
Read More »MPs divided over implementation of Entebbe airport upgrade, expansion project
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The implementation of the upgrade and expansion project for Entebbe International Airport has generated mixed reactions among members of the Physical infrastructure committee of parliament. This came during an inspection visit to Entebbe International Airport involving 14 of the 33 member committee. The project was …
Read More »Coca-Cola, Nice House of Plastics setting up fibre making factory
This comes when countries that used to import plastic waste including China and India for recycling are beginning to impose bans Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Plastic Recycling Industries, a subsidiary of Cola Cola Company in partnership with the Nice House of Plastics, Kampala Capital City Authority and Stanbic …
Read More »Lack of training crippling women associations in Kabarole
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women groups in Kabarole and Fort Portal Tourism City are struggling to progress due to a lack of training and information on government programs. The women argue that they form associations to improve their household incomes by engaging in farming and craft-making among other …
Read More »Rwenzori shining stars invests UGX 2.7 trillion to revamp lake Katwe salt project
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzori Shining Stars Limited-the Chinese-Ugandan consortium is investing 2.7 Trillion Shillings to revive Lake Katwe Salt Project in Kasese District. The company will use salt brine as a raw material to set up a plant to produce between 50,000-100,000 tons of salt per year and …
Read More »UGX 89 billion Gulu-Nimule highway develops potholes
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu-Atiak-Nimule highway has developed several potholes six years after it was commissioned in 2015. The road spans 106km from Gulu City up to Elegu Town Council connects Uganda to the Republic of South Sudan. Constructed by China Henan International Corporation (CHICO), a Chinese construction Group, …
Read More »Fire guts over 100 houses at Kiziru landing site, leaves hundreds homeless
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted Kiziru landing site in Mpunge Sub-county Mukono district destroying over 100 temporary structures, animals and property worth millions of Shillings. The fire broke out around 2 am in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Police were yet to arrive at the landing …
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