Four people arrested for demonstrating against power black-outs have been granted bail, but will have to go back to prison because they failed to come up with bail money of Shs5m ... Read more »
The government won the first round of the U.S.$435 Million oil tax case which started with a tax dispute when Heritage Oil announced its intention to transfer its Ugandan petroleum ... Read more »
An oil marketer plans to distribute cooking gas direct to homes through pipes instead of cylinders. They say this initiative will reduce the expense of buying gas cylinders, the ... Read more »
The country will have its first gold processing plant after it granted a lease to prospect, mine and process the commodity. Read more »
To meet the rising demand for energy and to cushion against the uncertainty of hydro-power, the country plans to get half of its electricity from geothermal by 2018. Read more »
The 'No Sex for Fish' initiative will provide boats for women, giving them an opportunity to generate their own income without engaging in risky relationships with fishermen. Read more »
Kenya and Tanzania training institutes have joined forces to standardise teaching in the East African region and boost the quality of personnel serving in the hospitality and ... Read more »
Politicians who use official vehicles or other public resources for election campaigns, could be jailed for two years or fined Sh1 million should the 'Campaign Finance Bill' become ... Read more »
President Paul Kagame did not anticipate in 2009 when he launched the "One Child One Laptop" program that children will indulge in more dangerous things online. Read more »
The Health Ministry says they've allocated money to the different hospitals and health centres to use diesel generators to deal with the effects of the country's power outages. Read more »
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