Some studies have indicated that over 750 billion liters of water could be extracted from Lake Albert alone over the twenty-year period of oil production.
Read more ...Obbo claims that about 40 squatters were evicted without any notice and are out in the cold after their houses and crop gardens were razed down. He says some of the residents had occupied the land for over fifteen years.
Read more ...The technocrat also added that the government would consider leasing of cars instead of paying for maintenance which also runs in billions of Shillings. “This is an opportunity that the private sector can tap into,” said Mugambe, adding that when leasing, the responsibility for tear and wear lies squarely on the owner instead of the government.
Read more ...Museveni, who is in China for a four-day visit, told a meeting in Beijing today that Uganda Railways tried to get money to fund railway construction from the World Bank but in vain. The World Bank is one of the multilateral lenders has supported many of Uganda's projects - from schools to roads.
Read more ...The redevelopment, according to Marc Du Toit, the head of retail at Knight Frank, will cost US$21M. Toit told URN that the deal would have gone through earlier but was delayed by uncertainty about the Land and Tenants Bill 2018 that sought to restrict rents in dollars.
Read more ...The country is yet to finalise the National oil Spills Contingency Plan that would outline response in case of an oil spill on Lake Albert other lakes and Rivers.
Read more ...According to a State House press statement, Museveni will on Tuesday make a keynote address during the official opening of the coordinators Meeting on the implementation of Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
Read more ...The Petroleum Authority over the weekend concluded Public Hearings for the Kingfisher Development Project Environmental Social Impact Assessment(ESIA) in Kikube and Hoima districts. CNOOC Uganda Limited presented its Environmental Social Impact Report https://pau.go.ug/about-us/resources/publications/ for comments by the residents in the project area, civil society and environmental groups. It was the second Public Hearings into Environmental Social Impact Assessments in the oil sector. The first hearing into Tielnga Project operated by Total E&P was held last year. We captured some of the moments on camera.
Read more ...Allen Ninsiima, a cloth dealer in Katuna border town, says business had slowly started picking up following the temporary opening of the border. Ninsiima says that she felt angry on Sunday morning when she saw trucks being driven back.
Read more ...On June 10, Rwanda Revenue Authority announced it was opening the border to help carry out trials for heavy trucks movement on Gatuna [Katuna] One-Stop-Border Post for a period of two weeks to 22nd June 2019
Read more ...Professor Buyinza Mukadasi, the Director in charge of Research and Graduate Training at Makerere says the role of external examiners is a critical one and that a university, worth a brand must never think of doing away with them.
Read more ...On May 2, 2019, Dr. Nabatamba Bazizi, acting director currency department, wrote to Christopher Montent, commercial director of Oberthur Fiduciare tasking him to explain the breach of contract
Read more ...The abattoir was constructed at Bulyankuyege in Nyenga Division at 65 million shillings.
Read more ...The three divisions are demanding over 91 million shillings accrued in the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 financial years.
Read more ...On Thursday URN reporter observed many traders using bicycles, motorcycles and people with pedestrians pass through Marachi and Sofia routes in Eastern Division in Busia Municipality to enter and leave Kenya.
Read more ...Their views, contained in the report by the committee on physical infrastructure on the Landlord and Tenants Bill 2018, go against the proposal of the real estate dealers who argue that both subsectors have different characteristics and therefore should be regulated separately.
Read more ...Tom Awuzu, the Umeme Gulu Manager says that vandalism and theft of power facilities is the major challenge causing continued power blackouts in Acholi and partly Lango sub-regions.
Read more ...According to bid documents, up to 198 million Shillings would be spent on the packages, for which MTN Uganda had been selected as the best bidder. But the plan met stern resistance from the public many of who condemned Members of Parliament for demonstrating selfishness by evading a tax they imposed on Ugandans.
Read more ...Bunyoro Culture Minister Hajji Bruhani Kyokuhaire said that a number of sites are threatened, yet there is no deliberate effort to guarantee their protection in the rush for oil.
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