Ugandan bill threatens jail for saying you’re gay
Uganda’s parliament is set to consider a draft law that criminalises anyone identifying as LGBTQ+, and threatens them with 10 years in jail. The bill also threatens landlords who rent premises to gay people with a prison sentence. Speaker Annet Anita Among used homophobic language as she addressed lawmakers after the bill was tabled. It […]
Uganda to start drilling first oil well
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Uganda will on Tuesday start drilling its first oil well in the Kingfisher oil field, the state petroleum agency said. It is hoped that by 2025 the first of a potential 1.4 billion barrels of oil will be pumped from wells across the mid-western region. “Today we mark another milestone and move […]
Delegation from Uganda’s Electricity Company arrives to learn best practices from Ghana
By Patricia Kyei Obeney A Delegation from the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company, UETCL, has paid a working visit to the Ghana Grid Company, GRIDCO to study the best practices of electricity distribution in Ghana. The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company has an ambitious target to expand electricity across its country; therefore, they are keen to learn […]
