COFFEE farmers at district level have been advised to form strong organisations to guard against exploitation and ensure the production of quality seeds.
UMEME, the sole electricity distribution firm in Uganda, loses 84% of its energy every month in Tororo district due to illegal connections.
Laptop Computer Company of USA in April this year began computer lessons for primary school pupils in Rhotia Kati and Mareya schools in the Karatu district of Arusha region, an initiative to improve academic standards in Africa.
Ginda Marble and Granite Plant is striving to boost production, and thereby satisfy the demand of the public according to the Acting manager, Mr. Medhanie Yohannes.
Various development programs were implemented in Nacfa sub-zone this year, and that others are in the process of implementation, according to Mr. Idris Ali Sheker, Administrator of the sub-zone.
John K (not his real name) suffers from a condition known as Major Depressive Disorder. This is characterised by periods of intensely low mood and loss of interest in usual activities, as well as poor sleep, poor appetite, impaired concentration and memory, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness and even suicidal thoughts and plans.
Four children died on spot and at least 13 other people were injured, some seriously, when a rally car hit spectators near Morogoro yesterday.
Indeed he is a cruising President considering the fact that Mr Museveni has flown at least 150,066 miles in the last three years. Sunday Monitor Team can also reveal that the President has been in the air for 284 hours in the recent past. Read on:-
Passenger flights to and from Entebbe Airport were yesterday grounded and the airport cordoned off after a mid-morning fire led to the explosion of several tanks containing aviation fuel.
The head of land transport branch in Gash-Barka region, Mr. Solomon Zeru, called for increased popular contribution to the ongoing endeavors towards expanding efficient and balanced transport service.
Schools are under construction in the administrative areas of Libaniay, Girashan and Goboshan in Haikota sub-zone in which there existed no convenient educational infrastructure facilities before.
The Land Transport Department disclosed that concerted action is being taken to expand reliable and efficient service to the public, according to Ms. Senait Lijam, director general of the department.
DESPITE NUMEROUS WARNINGS about the potential impact of the Gibe III Hydroelectric Project on Lake Turkana, our leaders shout "work must go on".
Kenya urgently needs legislation to fight human trafficking, an aid agency says.
Six family members were killed in a road accident in Nyahururu on Sunday.
The festive season is around the corner and with it, as is usually the case, deaths due to road carnage have started rising. Just recently, Budiope MP Henry Balikowa died in a road accident in Mabira Forest. Question is, why is Jinja Road becoming a death lane and does the move to impound sugarcane-carrying tractors the ultimate solution on this road?
International Finance Corporation and Standard & Poor's have launched carbon-efficient index for emerging markets that will make it possible to mobilise more than Sh74 billion for compliant companies over the next three years.
The KK Group of Companies, a regional security services business based in Nairobi, will give up its South Sudan business by December 20, if the forceful takeover of the company by a former director is not resolved, a press release by the company has said.
Delay in completion of road projects in Central Province is pushing the cost of doing business up, with transporters of horticultural produce being the most affected.
Moi University has acquired a plane that will be used to train students taking aerospace studies and provide emergency rescue services.
The government has secured necessary parliamentary approval to borrow Shs130 billion from the African Development Bank and the Arab Bank of Economic Development Bank for the rehabilitation of 26 markets countrywide.
FISHING immature fish is a myopic and suicidal practice that the Government cannot allow to continue, President Yoweri Museveni has said.
A fire broke out at Entebbe International Airport on Saturday, sending panic throughout the premises and in Entebbe town.
Kenyans in the diaspora are to set up a wind power plant in the northeastern part of the country at a cost of Sh55 billion. Through their firm, Gitson Energy Ltd, the 300-megawatt facility is set to begin operating in 2011 and to attain full capacity in 2012.
Once considered a major hides and beef country, Uganda today spends just seven per cent of its agricultural budget on controlling livestock diseases.
