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EC sets date for Bukimbiri County parliamentary by-election.

EC sets date for Bukimbiri County parliamentary by-election.

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The Bukimbiri County by elections will be held on August 11, the Electoral Commission(EC) has announced. The seat fell vacant after court nullified the election of NRM’s Eddie Kwizera. In a statement, Paul Bukenya, the acting EC spokesperson said the by-election programme will commence with an update of the national voters’ register from Monday 20th to Friday 24th June, 2022 at update stations in each of the twenty-four (24) parishes in Bukimbiri. Bukenya said the display of the voters’ register will be conducted for a period of ten days, that is, from Tuesday July 12 to Thursday July 21 2022, at all the seventy-two polling stations in Bukimbiri County. According to the commission, the nomination of candidates will be conducted on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd August, 2022 at the office of t...
Local government workers to strike salaries.

Local government workers to strike salaries.

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Through their umbrella body, the Uganda Local Government Workers’ Union ULGWU, the members accused the government of having a discriminatory pay policy in public service. These have issued an ultimatum, to start industrial action on July 6 if the government fails to increase their salaries in this financial year. The affected members include parish chiefs, sub-county chiefs, community development officers, chief administrative officers and their deputies, district planners, chief finance officers, town clerks, and all staff under local governments. “The union finds this as a maltreatment and discriminatory. It should not be practised by any civilised government,” he said. Currently, the head of Public Service earns Shs17.6m per month, her deputy gets Shs16.4 million, while permanent se...
Ministry of Energy and SNV launch the Africa Biodigester Component project to commercialize the biodigester sector in Uganda.

Ministry of Energy and SNV launch the Africa Biodigester Component project to commercialize the biodigester sector in Uganda.

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Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and SNV Netherlands Development Organisations (SNV) Uganda launched the Africa Biodigester Component (ABC) project, which aims to boost access to biodigesters for circular agriculture and renewable energy. The four-year project running until 2025 is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The 3.7million Euros project targets the installation of at least 8,000 small scale biodigesters across Uganda, providing energy access for at least 40,000 people. Speaking during the launch in Entebbe , SNV Uganda Country Director Phomolo Maphosa said the energy sector is still dominated by solid biomass, mainly in form of firewood and charcoal, which contributes 88.6% of the country’s consum...