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Isimba Dam and Its Economic Dividends
The recently commissioned Isimba dam located at Nampanyi village, Kayunga district, envisions a robust industrial revolution that will require a stable and adequate power supply in a country that is on an economic path of transformation.…
Gen Muhoozi Wants More Strategic Investment for Wazalendo
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) and Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Cooperative, known as Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited (WSACCO) comprising of Seventy Thousand Eighty-Seven (70,087)…
Understanding Street Vendors’ Influence in Kampala Politics
The culture of street vending is etched in the history of the scarcity of essential goods dating back to the early 80s where strategic vendors took advantage of their knowledge of the city, knew where specific goods could be found and…
President Museveni Commissions 183MWs Isimba Hydro Power Dam
President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned Isimba dam in Kayunga district. Museveni switched on four turbines of the 183MWs dam amidst cheers from high profile dignitaries who accompanied him.
Construction of the dam took 47 months and…
Uganda, Tanzania Forces to Jointly Guard Oil Pipeline
Joint security teams from the Governments of Uganda and Tanzania have held a meeting in Kampala to discuss the proposed security arrangements for the East African Crude Oil Pipe line (EACOP). The crude oil pipeline aims at easing the…
Trump grounds Boeing 737 Max planes after Ethiopian crash
President Donald Trump has issued an emergency order to immediately ground all Boeing 737 Max aircraft following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet.
The Federal Aviation Administration had previously held out while many countries…
Museveni: Africa Must Ensure Free Movement of Goods and Services
Tackling Inter-trade barriers. A paper delivered by President Yoweri Museveni at the close of Africa Now Summit, Munyonyo. March 13th, 2019
The first barrier we need to tackle is the strategic conception. How are we going to solve the…
Museveni launches bus assembly plant
President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the first batch of 67-seater Metu Zhong Tong buses assembled in Uganda.
The President was in Mukono where he commissioned five factories; Royikems (mattresses), Landy (sandals/shoes), Sino…
MPs Want Mutebile Dismissed for Ruining Banking Sector
A section of Members of Parliament has called for the immediate dismissal of Central Bank Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile and his Deputy Louis Kasekende for failing to execute their mandate in the running the banking sector.
The…
Ugandan Traders Stuck as Their Trucks are Denied Entry into Rwanda
Rwandan Authorities at the Katuna Border have blocked Ugandan trucks with various goods from entering the neigbouring country.
This the second time in one month Rwandan authorities are denying Ugandan goods from entering their country.…