Bad fuel concern: Dealers, UNBS clash over adulterated fuel standards If you are a motorist, chances are high that you’ve ever bought adulterated fuel unwittingly. Fuel adulteration involves the mixing of diesel or petrol with kerosene as dealers seek to take advantage of the lower price of kerosene to increase …
Read More »New UBOS report faults government on agriculture Investment
The proportion of Ugandans engaged in agricultural activities has registered a slight increase according to the latest National Services Delivery Survey. A report, which was compiled by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) shows that the proportion of Ugandans who depend on agriculture increased from 75% in 2008 to 76% …
Read More »In The Independent: Fight over Museveni’s bailout money
COVER STORY: Fight over Museveni’s business bail out money President Yoweri Museveni is battling with technocrats at the central bank and Finance Ministry over whether to fork out of the public purse about a trillion shillings to bail out private companies facing immense financial distress. Behind the bail-out is a …
Read More »World Bank hails Northern Corridor logistics environment
Northern Corridor success: New World Bank report highlights logistics on EAC’s Northern Corridor as an inspiring African success story Finally, the massive investments in projects to remove logistical bottlenecks in the East African Community are starting to pay off great dividends. A new World Bank report dubbed, ‘Trade Logistics in …
Read More »UPC is not for sale
COMMENT: By Harold Acemah Early in the morning of Wednesday, June 15, a friend called me from Kampala to deliver some bad news he had just read in the Daily Monitor of that day. He told me, with anguish, that UPC and Uganda House had been sold to the proprietor …
Read More »ERA: Uganda electricity tariffs to drop
Uganda’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has announced new electricity end user tariffs with a reduction, implying that consumers in all categories will pay less in this quarter (July-September 2016). As per the new tariff schedule, domestic consumers will pay sh626.0 per unit from sh640.2, commercial consumers will pay sh566.9 from …
Read More »Tanga Odoi: On having 4 mothers
Tanga Odoi, the chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s Electoral Commission, is assertive to the point of abrasiveness. The former university don attributes his confidence in dealing with situations directly and not fearing to take a stand from the kind of family he was raised. Odoi, who is …
Read More »Rugby Cranes face humbled Zimbabwe
Over the weekend Rugby Cranes head to Harare to face a Zimbabwe Sables side that was mauled by Kenya Simbas 61-15 Make no mistake; Kenya is aflame; they seek to emulate their 7s brothers and are gunning for the World Cup in 2019 in Tokyo. Motivation is high on the …
Read More »VIDEO: Museveni’s roadside call moment
NBS: When President Yoweri Museveni made a surprise stop Kyeirumba in Isingiro on Monday. He talked to residents and made phone call. Residents hailed him for the improvement on their main road and he discussed energy options for them, including solar. Share on:
Read More »Uganda, Djibouti censured by ICC for failure to arrest Bashir
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said it is referring Uganda and Djibouti to the UN Security Council after the two east African countries’ failed to arrest wanted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The Hague-based ICC’s judges said in a statement “the Republics of Uganda …
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