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Nelson Wesonga

Uganda
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Prioritise heartbeat over money

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By Nelson Wesonga
| Daily Monitor
What you need to know: If the premises pass safety test – and are thus eligible for connection, the government picks the tab for each no-pole connection. The fire that gutted Kalerwe market on Monday, November 11, 2024 did not make a splash probably because no person lost his or her life. One takeaway from the incident, though, is the Police’s preliminary analysis, which indicated an unauthorised hook-up to the electricity grid sparked the flame.
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Multi-pronged approach will checkmate vandalism

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By Nelson Wesonga
| vnexplorer.net
By Nelson Wesonga The year 2022 was perhaps the worst for Uganda's electricity supply industry. No month would pass without the press reporting, at a minimum, two incidents of vandalism of electricity infrastructure. Destruction of installations was taking place even after Parliament had enacted the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which prescribed a fine of sh1 billion, or 15 years imprisonment, for those convicted of vandalism.
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Uganda: Weaning Graduates Off the Bank of Mum and Dad

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By Nelson Wesonga
| AllAfrica
As many teenagers enter young adulthood (20-plus), it begins registering that their parents will not always be their meal ticket. While as adolescents it was about figuring out what they want in life, from their 20s onwards it is about self-reliance and, for some, starting families. They must find jobs to wean themselves off the Bank of Mum and Dad as well as to confer on them the recognition that comes with being employed.
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