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Trouble at National Water

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Corporation is sinking as former star manager faces probe

The news out of Plot 39 Jinja Road, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) head office in Kampala, is not good.

In several interviews with The Independent, top officials of the c [ … ]

 

Tullow trouble

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Tullow, CNOOC and Total get $2.9 bn oil deal amidst allegation of corruption

What could prompt Tullow, CNOOC and, Total to disregard a raft of cases in international courts, a court injunction at home and a resolution of parliament and sign a deal with Uganda? Money. Possibly greed and corruption.

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Besigye, supporters disagree on guns

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Being allowed to hold rallies recently after a long unofficial ban meant the jury was always out on opposition leader Kizza Besigye. Would he pull crowds? Would his message resonate with the public? Or would he self-destruct?

At the rallies, it became immediately clear that supporters are more impa [ … ]

 

26 years later

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As the National Resistance Army/Movement (NRM) celebrates 26 years in power, residents of Katebwa, a village that falls in Bunyangabu county, Kabarole district, which was at the heart of the bush war are yet to enjoy the benefits of their support for the fighters about 30 years ago.

Katebwa lies in [ … ]

 

UMEME’s tariffs woes

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Why the economy is the main loser

The government announcement of a new electricity tariff regime on Jan.12 could still backfire but, on paper, it looks like a perfect stroke. Part of the problem is that the tariff regime does not address the real problems in Uganda’s electricity sector.

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