NBL in $12m biogas effort: Project saving brewer Shs 616m in electricity bills annually Three years ago, beer brewer, Nile Breweries Ltd set out to adopt renewable energy options in its operations in a bid to reduce on the greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy security. To achieve that, the …
Read More »Kadaga launches Twegaite Run to boost tourism, fight cancer
Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has launched the 2nd Twegaite Source of the Nile Run to help raise cancer awareness, buy school books and boost tourism in the Busoga region. The Twegaite Association initiative is being organised in conjunction with the Uganda Tourism Board. In partnership with Uganda Tourism Board, …
Read More »NSSF’s Shs 3.3 bn complex
Jinja project starts as Fund gets set to invest Shs 578 bn in 2016 On April 20, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an ultra-modern commercial building in Jinja town, an event that officially kick starts the Fund’s ambitious agenda to invest …
Read More »Row over Energy ministry bids for Jinja fuel reserves Another blunder by the government?
BY HAGGAI MATSIKO Long-serving Ministry of Energy Permanent Secretary, Fred Kalisa, is considered by many people to be very smart. However, if he was employed in the private sector, he would have been fired for the various failures in his ministry. He was in charge when, despite protests and advice …
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