Browsing by Author "Musisi, Frederick"

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    Auditor General denies clearing shs6b oil cash
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-01-08) Mugerwa, Yasiin; Musisi, Frederick
    Although the AD issued an audit warrant on November 2, 2016, for the refund of shs6b to URA , the payments were made without his knowledge.
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    How unclaimed bodies are choking hospitals, districts
    (Sunday Monitor, 2017-07-16) Musisi, Frederick
    " You live as long as you you are remembered," goes a Russian proverb. The saying brings hope of eternal life to some, but means little for the many others already forgotten by the time they breathe their last.
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    Italian, USA firms win refinery deal
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-07) Musisi, Frederick; Adengo, Jonathan
    Government has turned to a consortium of American and Italian firms for financing and construction of the $4 billion (about Shs14 trillion) Greenfield oil refinery in Hoima, in mid-western Uganda.
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    Kilembe: How the once vibrant copper mines ended up in ruins
    (Sunday Monitor, 2017-07-02) Musisi, Frederick
    In Uganda, some things no longer surprise and if they do, it is usually the time taken to unfold that come out as the surprise. A Daily Monitor expose published on Monday that President Museveni ordered for the termination of the $175m (about Shs620 billion) concession awarded to a Chinese company to revive Kilembe Mines amidst claims of top officials having pocketed bribes, is one of those things.
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    Museveni, Magufuli reaffirm political will for oil pipeline
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-07) Musisi, Frederick; Masare, Alawi
    President Museveni and his Tanzanian Counterpart John Pombe Magufuli, last Saturday laid the first foundation stone for construction of the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), as a gesture for joint political will, for the development of the multi-billion dollar project within the stated time frame.
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    Museveni: Education not key to solving Africa's problems.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-04-24) Musisi, Frederick
    President Museveni has pegged the countless problems ravaging Africa such as wars, poverty, diseases, hunger and underemployment on policy blunders made by technocrats and political leaders and urged fellow leaders to stop 'ideological meandering'.
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    New Karuma bridge to cost Shs300b
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-07-26) Musisi, Frederick
    The Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) has revealed it it planning to construct a new bridge at Karuma along River Nile in Kiryandongo District.
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    New oil firm enters Uganda, another set for licensing.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-15) Musisi, Frederick
    The government yesterday issued an exploitation licence for Kanywantaba oil block in Ntoroko district to Australian junior exploitation company, Armour energy ltd.
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    Not all that gliters in uganda is gold.
    (daily monitor, 2018-05-31) Musisi, Frederick
    The auditor general mr john muwanga in the last financial year audit reported that the directorate of geological surveys and mines(DGSM), the energy ministry's technical arm in charge of minerals has issued gold export permits for only 16,281kgs compared to records from uganda revenue authority which indicated that 8,691kgs of precious metal worth shs1.2trillion were exported from uganda during the same period.
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    Oil firms on the spot over plans to sell poer to national grid.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-22) Musisi, Frederick
    Rval power producers thermal generation claim the electricity regulatory authority and energy ministry awarded the electricity production venture to the two companies out of favourism.
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    Uganda's healthcare hits low – survey
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-09) Musisi, Frederick
    The provision of public health services and facilities are disproportionately skewed in favors of central and western Uganda, disadvantaging the northern and eastern regions, according to anew report.
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    UK, Japanese firms to advise on oil pipeline finance, law
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-08) Musisi, Frederick
    Uganda, Tanzania and French Oil giant Total E&P, the lead joint venture partner on the proposed crude oil export pipeline, have contracted Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd (SMBCE) and Clifford Chance LLP, as the main transaction advisers for the project.
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    UNHCR seeks Shs2 trillion for 1 million S.Sudan refugees.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-08-19) Musisi, Frederick
    The united nations refugee agency(UNHCR) in Uganda urgently needs $539m to cope with the growing unprecedented influx of South sudanese refugees who now number one million.
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    Whistleblower petitions Kadaga to probe drugs authority
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-07-19) Musisi, Frederick
    The National Drug Authority (NDA) is under fresh scrutiny over "massive irregularities" in the expenditure of Shs10b and abuse of office, according to information this newspaper has seen.
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    Why Museveni sacked Energy PS.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-25) Musisi, Frederick
    An abrupt decision to relieve ministry of energy permanent secretary Stephen Isabajja of his duties after only 10 months on the job opened the veil on crippling power fights among bureaucrats and their erratic work method.