CAPTION: UECCC Managing Director, Roy Nyamutale Baguma. By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) has secured a grant of €13.1 million to develop nine mini hydro power sites as part of a single rural electrification project. The initiative is funded by the Netherlands Government’s ORIO Infrastructure Fund (now known as “Invest International”) […]
CAPTION: One of Uganda Airline’ plane in the sky. (Courtsey Photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Uganda Airlines has suspended all flights to Kinshasa with immediate effect, citing the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The airline attributed the decision to ongoing fighting in the region. “Flights will remain suspended […]
CAPTION: A sugar cane farmer in the garden taking care of his crops. (File photo). By Our reporter JINJA – Madhvani Group of companies has shown interest in acquiring additional 10,000 acres of land in Kololo Parish, Lakang Sub-County in Amuru district for the establishment of a sugar factory plant through the Amuru Sugar […]
CAPTION: A Section of the Kampala – Entebbe Expressway. WAKISO – The Kampala – Entebbe Expressway, has so far handled collected 119.8 Billion Shillings since tolling and maintenance commenced three years ago. Managed by Egis Road Operations, the expressway is the first tolled road under a government system of managing infrastructure maintenance and the loans used […]
CAPTION: Graduates of the 2nd Cohort of the LEAN Forward Modular Program pose with CEO Summit Uganda officials at the program’s graduation ceremony at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel.KAMPALA – In a remarkable celebration of leadership, women’s empowerment, and resilience, the CEO Summit Uganda graduated its second cohort of women leaders from the LEAN Forward […]
CAPTTION: President Museveni, (centre in white shirt) poses for a photograph with a high-level delegation from Emirates Airlines at State House Entebbe on January 21st 2025 Airlines. (PPU Photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaENTEBBE- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met a high-level delegation from Emirates Airlines who paid a courtesy call on him at State House, Entebbe. […]
CAPTION: Col. Nakalema at the BPO strategic meeting with stakeholders made the remarks Tuesday 21st January 21, 2025 in Kampala. By Stephen Wandera OumaKAMPALA – Government is commitment to create sustainable employment opportunities for the youths, the Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema has said.According to Col. Nakalema, one of […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Bank of Uganda has reduced the frequency of the review of the Central Bank Rate, to allow for more comprehensive economic analysis and enhanced forecasting accuracy.This, the Bank says, will in turn enable the management to “build upon our established track record of effective policy decisions.”The Monetary Policy Statement will […]
ATIAK – Security personnel have intensified operations to impound cattle being illegally grazed on parts of the Atiak Sugar plantation in Pacilo Parish, Atiak Sub-county, in Amuru district.The operations follow the continued destruction of sugarcane at the plantation by stray cattle mostly belonging to migrant cattle keepers commonly known as Balaalo.Up to 400 acres of […]
CAPTION: Some of the charcoal impounded in Lira. LIRA – Major General Keith Katungi, commander of the 5 Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has issued a stern warning to charcoal traders defying the Presidential Executive Order on the ban of charcoal trade in northern Uganda.This caution came during a meeting held at the […]