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Item Kapchorwa locals oppose water scheme on Sipi river(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-06) Wambede, FredLocal leaders and residents of Kapchorwa have opposed a government plan to establish a gravity flow water scheme on Sipi Falls.Item Slow internet affects e-clearance of cargo(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-06) Nakaweesi, DorothyIn November 2016, the Uganda Electronic Single Window - a paperless platform that electronically receives, verifies and clears international trade documentation was launched.Item Stop those cracks in your brickwork(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-07) Nakibuuka, BeatriceBricks are one of the most used materials in the construction and housing industry. However using bricks can be a little tricky and confusing because sometimes they develop cracks. This is the reason there are expansion joints which are essential in preventing or minimising cracks. There are other ways to prevent bricks from developing cracks as Beatrice Nakibuuka explores.Item Building apps propelled Kasujja into innovation(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-08) Ngwomoya, AmosWhen Imran Kasujja, 26, built his first MakApp about Makerere University's map in 2016, he never imagined it was the gateway into the world of technology.Item No problem in procurement process- NITA-U(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-08) Adengo, JonathanOfficials from the National Information and Technology Authority- Uganda (NITA-U) have denied any wrong doing in the procurement process of the missing Link Project which aims at building the second phase of the National Backbone Infrastructure (NBI) project.Item Our uranium can power Africa for 100years- Gen Angina(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-08) Owiny, Jolly Tobias; Otwii, IsaacSurveys by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development show Uganda has about 52,000 square kilometres (sq km) of uranium deposits.Item US gives shs38b to power Uganda(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-09) Kamukama, EroinePlayers in the off-grid sub-sector are set to benefit from a new three year Usd.11m (shs.38.5b) project that is part of the support towards new electricity generation and access initiatives.Item Government should provide youth training in oil sector(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-09) Atuhaire, OliveRecently the media reported that President Museveni wants all Ugandan experts in the oil and gas sector abroad to come back and help the country nurture the oil sector as the country is targeting oil production in 2020.Item Did you know? Farmers seek irrigation(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-10) Mukombozi, RajabOn August 15 of every year was a day every farmer in South Western region looked up wit eagerness. It marked the beginning of the rain season.Item Dairy Herd Monitor is a real deal(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-10) Owiny, Jolly TobiasA dairy herd monitor helps farmers to accurately identify individual-cow milk production. The device also helps you better understand the performance of your herd and identify opportunities to adjust management areas on your farm.Item Rain disrupts power supply(Daily Monitor, 2018-03-04) Wesonga, NelsonElectricity 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.Item Pupils, maid electrocuted(Daily Monitor, 2018-03-04) Bagala, AndrewRoselyn Ssimbwa, 12 saw their maid only identified as Rossette in pain shaking and crying as she held onto a cloth on the washing line. In a child's innocence, she rushed to help.Item Bugiri locals share water sources with animals(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-01) Nasasira, D. RolandThe residents have no protected water sources, save for a few boreholes built by an individual.Item Governement orders on Shs 300bn national optic fibre(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-01) Mugerwa, Yasiin; Kahungu, ThemboPresident Museveni has given Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) 'Unlimited access' to national optic fibre backbone infrastructure network and ordered for immediate cancellation of a multi-billion 'unfavourable' internet contract government officials signed with soliton Telmec, a Kenyan company.Item 4 pupils electrocuted as concerns grow over power theft in Sironko(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-01) Kitunzi, YahuduMost victims either touch live wires or attempt to tap power directly from the high voltage lines overhead.Item Government must cut electricity price for benefit of citizens(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-01) Natasha, MariamIn Uganda the government has tried to ensure that every household has electricity through programmes like rural electrification yet many people still don't have it. Why?Item Kibuule, chinese investors widen stream to avert flooding in Mbalala(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-02) Nsubuga, HenryAfter days of heavy flooding and destruction of property, residents of Kasenge and Mbalala in Nama sub-county, Mukono District have got a reason to smile following intervention by Chinese investors.Item Floods cut off tourism roads, wreak havoc across country(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-03) Monitor TeamCountrywide; Unrelenting torrential rains pounding different parts of the country have washed away half a dozen of bridges, cut off communities, killed livestock and inundated farm lands to post risk of food insecurity.Item Pupil, maid electrocuted(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-04) Bagala, AndrewHelpless. The maid was electrocuted as she removed clothes from the washing line. The two other children died as they tried to rescue their house help.Item Governement to connect 287 centres to power grid(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-07) Draku, FranklinThe Rural Electrification Agency is in the final stages of rolling out connection of all the 287sub-county head quarters across the country to the main power grid.