Law enforcment authorities in Luuka District are holding 13 suspects arrested in a crackdown operation on power theft. The operation conducted in partnership with Umeme, the utility supplier of electricity happened on Saturday, May 06, 2023. This was in Bulanga Town Council in Luuka District, Eastern Uganda. The Busoga North regional Police spokesperson, ASP Micheal Kasadha, confirmed the arrest. He ...
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The leader of the National Unity Platform, Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, has revealed that last night’s power cut off was one of the regime plots to kidnap his supporters. It should be recalled that there was a countrywide power blackout last night. This lasted for close to 2 hours or more before electricity was restored. But according ...
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Ruth Nankabirwa, the minister of Energy and Mineral Development has said destruction of electricity infrastructure is like terrorism. For this reason, the government should deal with it the same way it deals with terrorism. She says this vice has become so rampant and has caused a lot of issues with the electricity in the country. She said this while speaking ...
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When a few homes and businesses go dark for several hours due to power blackouts, usually people run to the UMEME social media pages to vent their frustrations. What they forget is the fact that the power distributor, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is most times responsible. These blackouts have also exposed the fact that UETCL isn’t doing anything ...
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It takes long in Uganda for UMEME to blackout like how it happened yesterday. If you make follow ups on many different occasions, electricity always partially blacks off in different areas around the country, but not wholly. Check also: Umeme Delivers Free Medical Services In Gulu District Therefore, through serious follow ups, yesterday in the evening, the Kyadondo East MP was ...
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