Jinja, Uganda I URN | As the country enters a season of potentially enhanced rainfall, unresolved defects at Isimba Hydropower Plant have renewed fears about the dam being flooded by excess water. There is also concern that the contractor has done little to repair a spillway that …
Read More »Another 625 returnees discharged from institutional quarantine
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has discharged another group of returnees from various quarantine centers in Entebbe and Kampala. The 625 returnees were released on Saturday and Sunday. Majority of those discharged returned from United States of America, Canada and Qatar two weeks ago. Key among those …
Read More »Former EC boss Badru Kiggundu appointed NWSC board chairperson
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Electoral Commission chairperson Engineer Badru Kiggundu has been appointed chairperson board of directors, National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). Eng Kiggundu replaces Dr Eng Christopher Ebal. State Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) Peter Ogwang confirmed this morning that the cabinet sitting on Monday …
Read More »Isimba dam bridge funds swindled- Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shillings 24 Billion meant for the construction of Isimba Dam Bridge, was swindled, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has revealed. Commissioned on March 21st, 2019, the 183MW Isimba Hydro Power Project is located 4km downstream of Simba Falls on the River Nile, approximately …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price