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Kenya polls; KACITA warns on looming price hikes

By Elizabeth Ankunda 17th Aug 2022 Hundreds of cargo trucks are still stranded at the Mombasa Port of Kenya over the anticipated election aftermath of violence in the court. Local media have reported that there are pockets of violence in Kisumu and Eldoret and other areas of Nairobi which have affected the movements of cargo […]

Uganda Airlines CEO Bamuturaki has no job qualifications

By Francis Lubega 17th Aug 2022 The parliamentary Committee on Statutory and State Enterprises-COSASE has established that the newly appointed Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Bamuturaki had no qualifications for the job. This comes after the committee had just found out using the auditor general’s report for financial 2021/22 that airlines made a loss […]

D/Speaker Tayebwa wants MaK to give govt expert opinion on project development

By Francis Lubega 17th Aug 2022   The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has tasked the Makerere University management to always give expert opinions on the government projects in support to attain the national development agenda. While meeting the Makerere University management led by the vice chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe at Parliament, Tayebwa says […]

Isimba dam shut down move to cause blackout

By Francis Lubega 17th Aug 2022 The move by the government to shut down the Isimba hydropower plant will not only affect the electricity supply but also raise questions as to why rationing is even necessary. Uganda’s power generation plants have the capacity to produce about 1,346 megawatts, according to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), […]