The government’s decision to take over Nalubaale and Kira hydropower dams comes barely a year following a similar step on Namanve Thermal Power Plant. Kampala, Uganda | KHISA ISAAC | Ugandan government has repossessed assets of the country’s two oldest hydropower dams Nalubaale and Kira downstream of R. Nile in Jinja …
Read More »Voters shun local government elections in Wakiso
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Kira municipality and Kasangati town council, two of the constituencies that overwhelmingly voted for National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu have shunned the district chairperson and councillor elections. At a number of polling stations visited by URN such as Luteete, Magere, …
Read More »VIDEO: Dozens injured in Kira Road accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens were injured after a truck rammed into taxis, a bus and boda bodas at the Kira Road Police traffic lights this evening. Unconfirmed reports said one person died at accident spot despite a massive rescue effort by bystanders and the Red Cross. CCTV footage …
Read More »Kampala tenants flee city centre
Rent drops but top property agency sees short-term gloom before long-term boom Rent for office space in prime locations in Kampala city has taken an almost 30% fall as tenants flee the city’s Central Business District (CBD), according tothe latest report from the property agency Knight Frank. Rents have dropped …
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