Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been urged to expeditiously address vandalism of electricity transmission networks before the expiry of Umeme’s contract in 2025. Lawmakers on the Committee of Environment and Natural Resources said the increasing cases of vandalism under the country’s main electricity distribution company’s (Umeme) regime were causing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have called on government to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of Ugandans in different sectors of the economy. This follows a report tabled by the House Committee on Environment and Natural relating to the erratic electricity supply …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee are probing allegations of nepotism and mismanagement of 28 Billion Shillings at the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd-UETCL. Emmanuel Otaala, the Committee chairperson demanded that the company provides a comprehensive report regarding payment of 28 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee have criticised the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, for diverting the Environmental Fund from National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to the Consolidated Fund, saying this has crippled NEMA’s operations. MPs said the fund was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary committee on Environment and Natural Resources has commenced scrutinizing the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021. The Minister of State for Minerals, Peter Lokeris, on Tuesday, 7 December 2021 led a team from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to introduce the long …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clauses in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Special Provisions) Bill, 2021 have rattled a section of civil society organisations over concessions and tax exemptions in the proposed legislation. During an appearance before the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Julius Mukunda, the Executive Director …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has called on the Ministry of Water and Environment to expedite the implementation of processing of the National Climate Change Act 2020 which was passed in April 2021. The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Emmanuel Otaala said government needs to implement …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee are divided on the move by the government to revert the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. This followed a presentation by Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy in which she …
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