UMEME’s 20-year presence in Uganda’s power sector has been a journey of struggle and progress. When it took over electricity distribution in 2005, the sector was in crisis frequent blackouts, massive energy losses, and an inefficient...
As Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) officially takes over electricity distribution from Umeme, outgoing board chairman Patrick Bitature has tasked the new management board to prioritize a zero-tolerance policy on corruption in ensuring the new...
On the rainy day of August 10, 2024, across the Kampala metropolitan area, Uganda woke to bad news of a fatal landslide that struck the Kiteezi garbage dump site in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, and left 35 people dead, according to a statement by the Uganda Police.