L. Victoria Accident: Capsized Boat was Operating Illegally – Transport Ministry
MV Templar, the cruise boat which capsized on Lake Victoria on Saturday, leaving at least 32 revelers aboard dead, with an unspecified number still missing, wasn’t registered with the Ministry of Works and Transport. Henry Ategeka, the Principal Marine Officer at the Ministry told The Explorer that the ill-fated boat was operating illegally and was not registered or inspected by the Ministry.“We have been looking for that boat because we knew it was operating illegally. We wanted to inspect...
Electoral Commission declare Wandera Geofrey
Following the cancellation of nomination of Mr oguttu, the electoral commission has announced NRM leaning independent, Geoffrey Wandera as the chairman LC V of Busia district following a hotly contested campaign period.
I hereby declare Mr Geoffrey Wandera as the elected district chairperson of Busia District,” Mr Kiyimba, said the Mr Umar Kiyimba, the district returning officer for Busia district.
Mr Kiyimba said the Parliamentary Election Act mandates the commission to declare a candidate winner in case his or her opponents...
Lake Victoria Tragedy: Hard Lessons
The country is still in shock.The un-precedent loss of young lives on one of the most beautiful water bodies is one thing that will be hard to take in for many, more especially the families of the deceased. Tragedy has once again struck us where it hurts most as a nation.The numbers are still unclear and so are the circumstances under which this calamity occurred. Numerous eye witness accounts from survivors have pointed to a number of factors and...
Technology to bridge Information gap between farmers and O.W.C.
While speaking to students of Gulu University, a World Bank representative remarked that the current model used by Operation Wealth Creation to reach out to small scale farmers countrywide was not effective and would not yield sustainable growth for the 96% of farmers in Uganda, who are largely subsistence farmers.This revelation offers an opportunity to the managers of OWC to adopt new practices to improve the livelihoods of Ugandan farmers. Mobile phone technology has been with us for more...