Tag: Rural electrification

Former Voice of America host Shaka Ssali dies at 71

The media world is mourning the loss of Shaka Ssali, a veteran Ugandan-American journalist and former host of Voice of America’s (VOA) acclaimed program Straight Talk Africa. VOA confirmed his passing on March 27, 2025, though no...

LOP Urges Immediate Government Action on Kampala Floods and Environmental Injustice

Environment

The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Joel Ssenyonyi, has urged the government to provide immediate support to the families of the seven people who lost their lives in the recent Kampala floods. During a plenary...

Science & Technology

UECCC’s Price Discounts on Clean Energy Technologies to Address...

Uganda has many renewable energy resources that can be used for energy production and the provision of energy services. These resources include bioenergy, through biomass and biogas, water or hydro, solar, geothermal, and wind energy potential.

Oil & Gas

MEMD Pledges Increased Power Generation Capacity to 5200MW

The ministry officials, however, stressed that they faced a few challenges as they implemented the NRM manifesto, including lengthy agreements on land acquisition, increased vandalism, activities of artisanal miners, and inadequate funding.

Crime

SOROTI: Umeme Staff in Limelight for Extorting Money from...

The management of Umeme in Soroti city has been accused of reluctantly not taking keen interest in following customers' complaints caused by the corruption exercised in their service delivery, which has left the consumers with a clue that it’s a chain of distortion.

National News