Browsing by Author "Wesonga, Nelson"

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    Breakthrough as government accepts Bujagali lenders' waiver demands
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-14) Wesonga, Nelson
    Tax exemption. The government will exempt Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL) from paying corporation tax for the next 15 years.
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    Debate good platform for candidates - ACME
    (Daily monitor, 2016-02-12) Wesonga, Nelson
    KAMPALA. The January 15 presidential candidates' debate was a shot in the arm for hitherto little known candidates Gen Benon Biraaro, Joseph Mabirizi, Maureen Kyalya, Abed Bwanika and Venansius Baryamureeba. According to the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) 'Media Coverage of the 2016 elections January 2016 findings', the five received more media coverage in January than they did in December.
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    Doctors want mental tests for presidential candidates.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-12-15) Wesonga, Nelson
    The Uganda medical Association (UMA) has proposed that presidential candidates undergo mental health and physical fitness tests so that the electorate can judge their ability to control their emotions, reason and recall facts.
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    Ease travel for treatment abroad, Kadaga tells government.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-07-03) Wesonga, Nelson
    Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked government to relax clearance procedures for sick public officials seeking to travel abroad for treatment.
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    Finance ministry steps in Shs115b Umeme, ERA row.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-12-02) Wesonga, Nelson
    Finance ministry has roped itself in a Shs115b dispute between power distribution company Umeme and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). The ministry says it wants to resolve the row to avoid any adverse impact on the electricity sector.
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    Government to merge Ubos, Population Secretariat.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-29) Wesonga, Nelson
    Newspapers last week reported that president Museveni had called for the downrsing and merging of the government agencies and authorities to reduce the wastage of meagre resources.
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    Govt increases power tariffs.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-12-30) Wesonga, Nelson
    Ugandans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to keep the lights on at home and run machines for production as the power tariffs have increased by 4.8 per cent. According to approved tariffs, home, salon and shop owners will pay Shs718.9,
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    Govt officials split over LC elections
    (Daily monitor, 2016-12-30) Mafabi, David; Wesonga, Nelson; Kyeyune, Moses
    The Local Council I and II elections will after a decade-long wait be held on January 17, 2017, about three weeks from today, Parliament's committee on Local Government heard yesterday. Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament, Ms Betty Nambooze, said the poll date is contained in a letter from Prime Minister Rukahana Rugunda.
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    House rejects EA court order to stop taxing BATU
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-02-01) Wesonga, Nelson
    The speaker of Parliament, Ms. Rebecca Kadaga, has rejected the East African Court of Justice (EACJ's) interim injunction that restrains Uganda from taxing British American Tobacco Uganda. (BATU). Ms Kadaga said the injunction is an attack on Uganda's sovereignty.
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    Karuma dam story shakes energy sector.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-01) Wesonga, Nelson
    It appears the surest way to secure an appointment with President Museveni is if you want to discuss security, roads and railways, energy, tariffs and industrialisation. Those subjects are very close to his heart.
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    Landowner, UNRA locked in compensation row.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-28) Wesonga, Nelson
    Mr Godfrey Musisi a landowner in Mukono district has placed a caveat on a strip of land where the Uganda national roads authority(UNRA) intends the Mukono-Kyetume-Katosi-Nyenga road to pass.
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    Lenders set conditions to refinance Bujagali dam
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-26) Wesonga, Nelson
    The government has run into head winds in its move to refinance Bujagali hydropower plant. prospective lenders want to address five issues for them to refinance the hydropower plant.
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    Ministry admits use of poor electricity poles.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-26) Wesonga, Nelson
    The Ministry of Energy has directed the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to explain the use of substandard wooden poles on some rural electrification lines. Though Energy State minister Simon D'Ujanga said it is a "small thing, which can be doing an audit.
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    Power regulator suspends Dott Services works.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-08-19) Wesonga, Nelson
    The electricity regulatory authority(ERA) has suspended dott services limited's work on waki-hydropower in Hoima district mid western Uganda.
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    Power tariffs reduced by Shs2.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-07-08) Wesonga, Nelson
    Increased uptake of electricity from the Kiira and Nalubaale hydropower stations has led to the reduction of end-user power tariffs by about Shs2 per unit.
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    Power tariffs reduced by Shs2.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-07-08) Wesonga, Nelson
    Increased uptake of electricity from the Kiira and Nalubaale hydropower stations has led to the reduction of end-user power tariffs by about Shs2 per unit.
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    Rain disrupts power supply
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-03-04) Wesonga, Nelson
    Electricity consumers should brace for more power outages, now that it is raining every other day. The CEO of Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, Mr. William Kiryahika, said to protect electricity users from electrocution and gadgets from damage, many electricity feeders are programmed to automatically switch off during downpours or storms.
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    Rain disrupts power suppy.
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-03-04) Wesonga, Nelson
    Electricity consumers should brace for more power outages, now that it raining every other day. Power distributor, Umeme Uganda Limited, has taken to Twitter, a social networking site, stating that downpours could topple some electricity poles.
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    Tororo gets new 10MW solar plant
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-16) Wesonga, Nelson
    The government is today expected to switch on the Tororo Solar North plant. The plant in Tororo District, about 200 kilo metres east of Kampala, will generate 10 megawatts (MW).
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    Tororo power firm ERA opt for out-of-court deal.
    (New Monitor, 2017-08-27) Wesonga, Nelson
    Tororo PV power company Ltd, an affiliate of industrial promotion services (IPS) wants to settle out court a case it had filed against the electricity regulatory authority(ERA). it gives no reason for the move.