Electricity distribution shifts from private to public hands
The government of Uganda is committed to meeting Umeme Limited’s buyout amount before the electricity distributor’s concession runs out at the end of March...
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Good News: Gov’t Takes Over Electricity, Cuts Bill for Ugandans – See How Much to Pay Per Unit
Uganda's government has announced a significant shift in its energy sector with the takeover of electricity distribution and sales, a move expected to lower electricity c...
Mozambique early vote counting under way after peaceful election
Vote counting was under way in Mozambique on Thursday after a peaceful national election that is widely expected to see the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49 years in po...
Rwanda becomes Uganda’s biggest sugar consumer in EAC
Rwanda has overtaken Kenya as Uganda’s biggest sugar export market in the East African Community. Data from Uganda Revenue Authority shows that in the nine m...
New power tariffs excite Kalangala
Industrialists, cottage industry owners, and leaders in Kalangala District are optimistic about the newly-revised power tariffs announced by the Electricity Regulatory Au...
FDC Katonga faction charts own course for new party
The leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction yesterday initiated the registration process for their new party, the People's Front for Freedom (PFF...
Uganda unveils 600MW Karuma Hydropower Plant
A single flooding incident at Isimba Hydropower Plant in August 2022, plunged Uganda into darkness. The incident, which resulted in the emergency shutdown of the 183MW Is...
Energy officials tasked by Museveni to lower electricity rates
The President argued that low electricity tariffs and low cost of transportation of goods and services are key components for propelling the Ugandan economy to the upper...
Stars linked to P Diddy – Justin Bieber, JLo, Jay-Z, Usher and Khloe Kardashian
Hip-hop mogul P Diddy is known for his lavish White parties and massive birthday bashes and has rubbed shoulders with a lot of famous A-list stars over the years
Thank you Museveni for sacking the incompetent. Now, please, continue
President Yoweri Museveni’s decision to dismiss Dorothy Kisaka, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, her deputy David Luyimbazi, and the D...