NEW VISION
MINISTRY TO REDESIGN BLACK SPOT ON NYENGA HIGHWAY
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Summary: The Works Ministry has announced plans to redesign the roundabout at Buwoya village in Ngoggwe Sub-county, Buikwe District, located on the Mukono-Katosi-Nyenga-Njeru road. Local residents reported that over five accidents occurred at the site in December alone.
HOW TO TAP INTO UGX 84 TRILLION OIL DEALS
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Summary: As 2025 starts, more opportunities in the oil and gas sector have opened. Data from the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), the sector regulator, shows that scores of oil and gas contracts worth $2.3b (UGX 8.4 trillion) are up for grabs for local entities.
HOPE FOR UGANDA’S TEA SECTOR AS PRICES RISE
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Summary: After a tumultuous year, marked by historically low tea prices, the sector is showing signs of recovery. Farmers and other stakeholders, who have been in despair due to low prices, are beginning to find hope, as average prices at the Mombasa Tea Auction have risen from an all-time low of $0.66 (UGX 2,420) per kilogramme in 2023 to an average of $0.85 (UGX 3,120) per kg by close of last year.
HOIMA REGIONAL HOSPITAL GETS UGX 8.4B ICU FACILITY
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Summary: A new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facility at Hoima Hospital in Hoima City has brought hope to the people of Bunyoro Sub-region. The UGX 8.4b project, funded by Government, is now complete and awaits the installation of critical equipment to become fully operational.
