One of Uganda's largest prisons has been without water for about two weeks after failing to pay its bill, officials said Monday
One of Uganda's largest prisons has been without water for about two weeks after failing to pay its bill, officials said Monday, with an opposition politician labelling it a "national embarrassment." The maximum-security Luzira prison in the capital, Kampala, houses more than 8,000 male and female inmates as well as 2,600 staff, according to parliament…
“On August 13, 2024, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation disconnected water services to the Luzira prison complex due to an outstanding water bill,” Ugandan prisons service spokesman Frank Baine said in a statement on Monday.“The situation is a matter of national concern,” Baine said. Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
Ugandan police arrested 21 environmentalists in the capital, Kampala, on Monday as they protested a controversial multi-billion-dollar oil development scheme, their lawyer said. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project , headed by French oil giant TotalEnergies, involves drilling for oil in Uganda and sending the crude to Tanzania for export. Environmental groups say the…
Oil prices jumped Monday after an escalation of hostilities between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah raised fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. Brent, the global benchmark, rose over three percent to trade at more than $81 per barrel. Stock markets were mixed, taking a breather after US Federal Reserve…
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