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Item Vandalism, theft of rail materials slow down businesses(New vision, 2017-11-02) Kayiwa, EdwardFor more than a month, steel manufacturers, roofings Rolling Mills, Total and Interfreight have been waiting for their cargo to arrive from Mombasa by railway, in vain.Item Kilembe mines struggle to rise from the ashes.(Sunday Monitor, 2017-09-10) Kahungu, Misari ThemboWith progress of rehabilitation, more than 500 people were employed hv the company and within three months, mining of minerals commenced in earnest.Item Building dams with or without(Daily monitor, 2016-12-28) Mufumba, IsaacOn June 26, 2008, President Museveni was in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, for the official opening of the First African Investment Conference. Mr Museveni, who opened the conference in his capacity as the chairperson of the Summit of East African Community (EAC) heads of states, lashed out at the World Bank for allegedly failing progress in the construction of Bujagali Dam.Item UCC defends social media blockade(Daily monitor, 2016-02-22) Okuda, IvanUganda Communications Commission (UCC) yesterday admitted it had received instructions from security agencies to disable access to social media sites and slow down internet but added it was, "in the interest of the wider public, their safety and property". Human rights lawyers and presidential contender Amama Mbabazi took exception to the excuse arguing the move was typical of dictatorships and denied citizens' access to information.Item Uganda, Tz start geothermal projects to plug power deficit.(Daily Monitor, 2016-02-22) Senelwa, KennedyUganda and Tanzania are set to begin generating electricity from geothermal resources to plug the supply deficit. Kenya, in 2014, commissioned at least 280MW from the Olkaria geothermal fields.Item How technology is set to change the financial sector in East Africa.(New Vision, 2017-11-14) Abuka, Charles AugustineTechnology now drives payment systems, saving, borrowing, risk management and financial advisory services. Though the application of advanced algorithms to big data, for example, Artificial Intelligence has been used to derive patterns that predict behaviour and prices, Mimicking human judgement to provide automated decisions on trading, credit approval, regulatory compliance and fraud detection, among others.Item Fast track construction of oil pipeline - Magufuli.(New Vision, 2017-11-10) Etukuri, CharlesThe President of Tanzania, Dr John Pombe Magufuli has called on the investors involved in the execution of the 1.445km crude oil export pipeline. The pipeline will run from Hoima in midwestern Uganda to Tanzania's Indian Ocean port of Tanga.Item Wakiso to demolish unplanned city buildings.(Daily monitor, 2016-02-22) Kiggundu, JosephWakiso District authorities have launched a crackdown on developers with fake building plans. According to Mr Wasswa Masokoyi, the district deputy chief administrative officer, the operation will start in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso Town Council and Kira Municipality where major construction projects are taking place.Item Standard Guage Railway resumes compensation in Tororo(New Vision, 2017-11-02) Odeke, FaustineThe Government has resumed compensation of persons affected by the Standard Gauge Railyway (SGR) project in Tororo municipality.Item Improved Butaleja roads causing more accidents(New vision, 2017-12-06) Bita, GeorgeIt is a case of solving one problem yet creating another. Butaleja district chairperson Richard Waya has decried the increased number of bodaboda accidents resulting from the recently opened roads.Item Kampala-Mpigi Expressway project kicks off in 2018(Daily monitor, 2016-12-30) Musisi, FredericThe Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) is targeting early 2018 for commencement of construction of the proposed multinational Busega-Mpigi Expressway also called the Kampala-Mpigi Highway. The plan is to connect the road, which is part of the Northern Corridor transport network, to Rusumo (at Rwanda-Tanzania border) as an alternative road route for movement of cargo from the Indian Ocean.Item MPs fault govenment over country's fuel reserves as Kenya goes to polls.(New Vision, 2017-07-28) Mulondo, MosesMembers of parliament yesterday castigated the government for not utilising the country's fuel reserves at Jinja and Nakasongola to stock fuel ahead of Kenya polls stated for next week.Item Israel supports Uganda in technology, skills(New Vision, 2017-12-20) Kulubya, GeoffreyUgandan students are set to benefit from a programme yet to be launched by Israel's Agency for International Development in Collaboration with the education ministry.Item Police give up hunt for murder convict(New vision, 2017-12-25) Bita, George; Angatai, BettyHe may be a fugitive from the law and a former district chairperson, but the Police have apparently forgotten about Baker Ikoba Tigawalana.Item Demystifying Yaka metering system(New Vision, 2017-12-11) Kulabako, FaridahWhen Peter Asiimwe (note real name) got a sh500,000 electricity bill last month, he was in shock. "It is not possible. It cannot be," he said to himself. He immediately demanded to be put on the prepaid metering system-Yaka, so that he could track electricity consumption in his home.Item Old laws threaten mineral revenue collections in Uganda.(New Vision, 2017-07-27) Odyek, JohnUganda could lose billions of shillings in tax revenue if the current mining law is not charged to classify graphite as a base metal.Item New engineer boosts Isimba contractor.(New Vision, 2017-07-25) Odyek, JohnChina international water and electric corporation(CWE), the contractor of the 185MW Isimba hydropower project, has hired new engineer to oversee the timely completion of the project.Item Chinese National drags mining director to interpol.(Sunday Vision, 2017-07-23) Odyek, JohnA chinese national has dragged Uwel Guo, one of the directors of Tibet Hima mining company to interpol claiming he defrauded her of shs 65000(about shs 234m).Item Pass the law on biotechnology.(New Vision, 2017-07-25) Kato, JoshuaFor six years, the bill to regulate agriculture biotechnology has been tossed around in parliament. Biotechnology is being used to address problems in agricultural production and processing.Item Thugs attack UMA president outside his home(New Vision, 2017-12-22) Okoth, CeciliaUganda Medical Association (UMA) president Dr. Ekwaro Obuku escaped death after a group of unknown 'thugs' attacked him outside the gate to his home in Kira Municipality, Wakiso district, on Wednesday night.