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    Access to safe water improving.
    (Daily monitor, 2018-05-23) Karunji, Zuurah
    Water resources, bio-diversity, ecosystems and forests are what make up a great environment . in order to protect and preserve them, the NRM government put strong policies, laws and regulations on how people can manage them.
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    Acquire skills needed for the oil and gas sector
    (New Vision, 2018-02-20) Kaggwa, Daniel
    New opportunities are opening up in the oil industry, often in hostile physical environments such as deep water and in remote locations, far from exisitng infrastructure. These opportunities present challenges that drive us to extend limits of our technologies.
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    Adjumani needs infrastructure
    (New Vision, 2018-02-03) Nsubuga Umar
    Adjumani town in Adjumani district is slowly getting to the dawn of development. The upcountry town that is situated 438km from Kampala is bordered by Moyo district to the North and southSudan to the northeast. To the east, it is bordered by Amuru, Arua to the SouthWest and Yumbe district to the Northwest. Adjumani's main street is dusty and the dust is generally common on the roads. There are few tarmac roads and most structures are new commercial buildings.
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    Ask the mechanic
    (Daily monitor, 2018-01-11) Kaganzi Paul
    I currently live in Juba, southSudan. My car is loosing acceleration. When I try to accelerate between 0-20 kilometre per hour, the car first hesitates and thereafter accelerates itself. However, on the highway it acts normal. What could be the problem? I have tried to change oil and brake pads. But the problem persists.
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    Atomic energy boss clears Uganda's nuclear power plan
    (New Vision, 2018-01-19) Lumu David
    Uganda's nuclear energy plan has been cleared by the international Agency (IAEA) chief, Yukiya Amano, following a series of meetings with president Yoweri Museveni and prime minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda.
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    Benefits for Ugandans in the Kingfisher project
    (New Vision, 2018-01-23) Rwothungeyo Billy
    We should meet the standards first, before we start thinking about local content as Ugandans. We should be able to match industry requirements before fronting our 'Ugandaness'
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    Cape Town's water crisis: Some lessons for Uganda
    (New Vision, 2018-02-21) Dr Kanyarusoke Kant Ateenyi
    As you might have read, Cape Town in South Africa is facing its worst water crisis in living memory. As a result, city management has been asking residents to adjust their water consumption to push further the day when it will not make sense to pump water to all corners of the city.
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    Cement prices down ministry.
    (daily monitor, 2018-05-30) Team, Monitor
    The government will not now open doors for massive cement importation as earlier announced because local manufacturers have stabilized prices of the commodity bringing to an end public outery over the runway cost.
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    Chinese firm begins building fertiliser plants in Tororo
    (New Vision, 2018-03-06) Kiirya, Donald; Odeke, Faustine
    Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group Company Limited, a Chinese firm, has started construction of the mineral separation and fertiliser plants in Tororo district.
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    Contractors assess Uganda's readiness to supply oil industry
    (New Vision, 2018-02-13) Odyek John
    A chinese company official has said that even though provision of furniture to oil firms has been ring fenced for local companies many stand to lose out on the opportunity.
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    Development of Zeolite-Based Nanocomposite Materials for Removal of Toxic Metals and Escherichia Coli from Water.
    (Makerere University, 2026) Wangi Godfrey Mario
    Access to safe water remains a persistent challenge in low-resource settings, where conventional treatment systems are often ineffective or unaffordable. Natural zeolites offer a low-cost, abundant, and eco-friendly alternative for water purification. Still, their native properties usually require modification to achieve effective performance in removing chemical and microbial contaminants. Advances in nanotechnology have created promising opportunities for point-of-use water treatment. When processed at the nanoscale, natural zeolite exhibits enhanced treatment properties but tends to agglomerate. To overcome this limitation, forming a composite becomes necessary
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    District roads in disrepair as new equipment lay idle
    (Daily monitor, 2018-01-20) Kafeero Stephen
    District leaders say the equipment was delivered without making the necessary increases in provisions for fuel, Manpower and other requirements.
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    Do not be held hostage by a reckless driver
    (Daily monitor, 2018-02-15) Semakula Othman
    Every Country has a prescribed Speed limit for a specific road that considers the activities in the areas and the traffic flow. In uganda, every driver is required not exceed 30 kilometres per hour when driving around schools and hospitals, while driving within cities and streets, the driver is required not exceed 40 kilometres per hour.
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    Electricity sector has grown in leaps and bounds
    (New Vision, 2018-01-26) Nakibuuka, Stellah
    The status of Uganda's electricity sector today indicates that it has registered remarkable achievements, making it one of the most viable on the African continent.
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    Enhance your gate with fibre sheet
    (New Vision, 2017-09-09) Kyotalengerire, Agnes
    Gate designs and colours are gradually evolving, Elimia, male, a fabricator and proprietor of Kutegeragana Metal Fabrications in Ntinda, Kampala, says lately, people are drifting away from metallic gates and embracing gates coated with fibre sheet.
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    Finance ministry asks donors to support renewable energy
    (New Vision, 2018-02-07) Nandudu Prossy
    The deputy secretary to the treasury, Patrick Ocailap, has appealed to donor communities to support Uganda in renewable energy, saying it will help Ugandans access water for production.
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    Fragile power grid is forcing solar firms to think smarter.
    (Daily monitor, 2026-02-17) Deogratius Wamalai
    The Solar power sector has reached a critical inflection point. Ater several years of steady growth, in grid connected solar projects, expansion slowed because the national electricity grid cannot absorb much more variable renewable energy.
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    Gomba leaders ban sand mining
    (daily monitor, 2018-05-24) mbogo, Sadat
    gomba district leader have banned sand mining activities in three villages over environmental concern.
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    Government Must invest in clean energy
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-03-21) Cyrus Kabaale
    Initiative such as the sustainable energy for all and the United nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) goal seven highlights the need to have equal access to clean, affordable and reliable energy.
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    Government revives strict rules to reduce road carnage.
    (daily monitor, 2018-05-30) Franklin Draku
    Government has declared new and revived old stringent measures to curb the increasing road carnage following the friday night grisy accident in kiryandongo district that killed at least 22 people and injured dozens of others.