NAIROBI | Xinhua | Kenya Airways, the country’s flag carrier, said on Friday that the consolidation of airlines on the continent will help reduce the cost of intra-African air travel. Allan Kilavuka, chief executive officer of Kenya Airways, said in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that travel within Africa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The debate on the high cost of public infrastructure projects in Uganda compared to the rest of the region and international averages continues pitting the public, civil society, and politicians against the government. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has tasked the engineering fraternity …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The installation of an oxygen generator at Kawolo Hospital has resulted in a significant decrease in the cost of transporting and refilling oxygen cylinders. Eight months ago, the government installed the first oxygen generator at Kawolo Hospital to replace oxygen cylinders for emergency medical care. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises – COSASE has recommended a forensic audit of the 918 million Shillings’ monthly maintenance for the 51.5km Kampala-Entebbe Expressway. The recommendation stems from a probe report of COSASE conducted in November 2022 following the report of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed an appeal in which the loser of Kampala Central Parliamentary elections Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu wanted to review an order of 38 million shillings he was directed to pay to eventual winner Muhammad Nsereko as costs. Nyanzi’s appeal has also …
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ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The effects of the economic hardships which were aggravated by the Ukraine war, coming on the heels of the Covid-19 lockdown continue to manifest in Uganda. Many schools in the country have today registered a low turn-up of learners on the first day of opening. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Information and Communication Technology-ICT, Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo has directed the National Information Technology Authority Uganda-NITA-U, to reduce the cost of internet in order to ease the cost of doing business. Recent research showed that Uganda has the most expensive mobile data …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has approved US$483 million, equivalent to 1.7 trillion Shillings as recoverable costs by five oil companies. The companies are Tullow, Total, China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC), Armour Energy and Oranto. According to Ernest Rubondo, the Chief Executive of …
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Why cost per Mbps has dropped by 73% in last three years Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The cost of internet in Uganda has dropped by 73% to US$70 per Mbps over the past three years, signaling a reduction in the cost of doing business. In an exclusive interview with …
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By Agnes E. Nantaba Experts say electricity installations need better maintenance On the night of Oct. 16, fire broke out at an important electricity supply facility in the Mulago neighbourhood of Kampala city’s north-western area. The Kampala North Substation was once again on fire. The fire started at around 2.30am …
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