The Uganda National Oil Company has said the country is back on schedule to produce its first oil by 2025. Proscovia Nabanjja, the Chief Executive Officer, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), made this revelation. “We are working towards all efforts between the upstream and the EACOP. We are working towards the 2025 target, we are on track,” Nabanjja said at ...
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11 New High Court Judges Sworn In By President Museveni
In order to keep their careers going, President Museveni advised the 11 newly sworn in High Court Judges to be transparent. He made these remarks yesterday as he presided over the swearing-in at State House in Entebbe. The judges are Flavia Nabakooza, Philip Willebrord Mwaka, Amos Kwizera, David Samson Lwokya Makumbi, Dr Christine Akello Echookit, Jamson Karemera Karemani, Jacqueline Mwondha, ...
Read More »High Cost Of Public Infrastructure Projects Explained
Gen. Katumba Wamala, the Works and Transport Minister has explained why public infrastructure projects are so costly. However, he explained this in comparison to the neighboring East African community. This came after the deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa tasked the Ugandan engineering fraternity to explain this high cost of public infrastructure projects. This debate is not recent as its ...
Read More »Ugandans To Be Forced To Plant Trees
Legislators have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to enact a policy directing farmers to plant trees. The directive, if considered, will require all large-scale farmers to plant trees on a dictated portion of their land. According to the MPs, the policy would stimulate efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change through tree planting. “If ...
Read More »Luwero District: Storm Attacks Villages, Displaces Learners And Residents
A number of classroom blocks has been de-roofed following a heavy rainstorm that ravaged villages in Luwero district. Also, a number of residents have lost their houses and crops due to the same heavy downpour. Over 12 houses were de-roofed in Kamira Town Council in Luwero district after they experienced the heavy storm. In this same area, two blocks housing ...
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