Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Corporations (NWSC) is planning a massive shutdown of water supply in parts of Kampala,Mukono and Wakiso. According to a statement from the NWSC, the shutdown planned to take effect on Tuesday October 15 is due to routine maintenance works …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has announced water supply interruptions in some parts of Kampala on Tuesday 15th October, 2019 from 7am to 7pm. “This is to enable our engineers undertake routine maintenance works at Ggaba water treatment plant and other associated system …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) will today and tomorrow start excavation and laying of water pipes across Namugongo-Seeta Road at Kanisa Ya Kristo. Some sections of Namugongo-Seeta Road shall be closed to traffic which shall be diverted to alternative routes. In a statement, NWSC said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Corporation has integrated tree planting to water treatment to improve declining water qualities around the country. The agency hopes the indigenous trees being planted around the water abstraction sources will naturally absorb some of the pollutants from agriculture, environment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha, the new board chairperson of Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board –UBTEB has pledged to prevent unnecessary expenditure and transparency as he takes office. He said this during his inauguration at the Board Secretariat in Ntinda on Tuesday. Eng. Mugisha, who …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha, the Managing Director National Water and Sewerage Corporation- NWSC is the new board chairperson of Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board –UBTEB. He was appointed yesterday by the First lady and Education and Sports Minister, Janet Kataaha Museveni, according to …
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San Francisco, California US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has scooped the glory award at the World Confederation of Businesses (WORLDCOB) summit in California for its distinguished performance in utility management and capacity building. The Corporation’s Board Chairman Dr. Eng. Christopher Ebal was also …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The current persistent water supply crisis for residents living East of Kampala city is now projected to end in 2020 when a new treatment plant will be switched-on in Katosi in Mukono district. The facility being built at 326.2 Billion Shillings will serve areas …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe National Referral Hospital will pay 24 million shillings to be connected to the main sewer line at Lubigi. When the Uganda Radio Network visited the hospital on Tuesday, workers were seen drilling and installing pipes, a move that is meant to solve the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala has been listed among cities with unaffordable, undrinkable and extreme water stress for their population. This is according to a report released today by the World Resources Institute, an American global research organization. The report indicates that the crisis has been largely ignored by …
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