Tag Archives: Uganda

Renewable electricity made up 65% of the East African region’s total installed, grid connected power generating capacity in 2015, a new report has revealed. This is significantly higher than other parts of sub-Saharan Africa where currently it stands at 28.6% and 23.5% in the ECOWAS and SADC regions respectively. Renewable Energy Policy Network …

Parliament’s public service and local government committee has questioned why the Electoral Commission (EC) requires sh37.5 billion for Local Council elections. Mukono South MP Johnson Muyanja Ssenyonga expressed dissatisfaction with the huge figures allocated for some activities such as the demarcation and harmonization of administrative units and boundaries which was put at sh577m. “Which demarcations …

Development partners in the Water and Environment Sector have called upon government and non-government actors to address the challenges of high population growth and effects of climate change in order to improve water and sanitation services, as well as environment and natural resources management. This was at the closing of …

The High Court in Kampala has issued an interim order  staying the implementation of new Health Ministry policy guidelines regarding internship centres and remuneration of medical interns across the country. This means that the  current group of prospective medical doctors, dental surgeons, pharmacists and nurses should immediately be posted to their respective training …

Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has commissioned the National Archives and Records Centre at the Ministry of Public Service’ new home in Wandegeya, Kampala. “Archives and records are the heart and heritage of a nation. We are glad that we now have a facility where these will be securely stored for reference and …

VIDEO: Ever wondered why the education standards in Mityana district have gone to the dogs? Our team embarked on a journey to Mityana to find what the problem could be and in what might be a surprise to many… the teachers in district have resorted to riding boda bodas instead of attending …

VIDEO: Local Government ministry comes under fire after officials reportedly diverted sh5.3 billion to their personal accounts. According to reports, the said funds were meant to procure cars to the district chairpersons in the 2014/15 financial year. As they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of parliament, officials from the ministry of …

VIDEO: Makerere law don, Prof. Joe Oloka Onyango, wants Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga investigated over her decision to host the 9th Inter-parliamentary union of IGAD member states at her Century Hotel in Kamuli recently. Share on: WhatsApp

The Executive Director of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Allen Kagina has faulted former directors for advancing billions of shillings meant to compensate persons affected by various road projects, to contractors’ accounts. Kagina was responding to a query Wednesday by the parliament committee on commissions, statutory agencies and state enterprises on the …

  Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Protesters gathered on Wednesday in a California town following the police shooting of an unarmed black man who was reportedly mentally ill. The man, identified by a relative as Ugandan native Alfred Olango, 30, was shot on Tuesday in the San Diego …