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Umeme has added its voice to the burning debate on whether a power dam should be constructed at Murchison falls or not. Speaking to the press on Thursday, Umeme’s Board Chairman, Patrick Bitature said government should tread carefully on the matter. I encourage government to think carefully about what they are doing
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Government has announced plans to conduct a feasibility study for a hydropower dam construction at Murchison Falls. The Energy Minister Irene Muloni told the press on Tuesday that a South African company, Bonang Power and Energy has been contracted to carry out a study that will determine the state of
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The Ugandan government has dropped a plan to construct a power dam at Kabalega (Murchison) Falls Dam, two ministers told parliament on Tuesday. On June 07, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (Era) published a notice that raised dust among conservationists, tour operators and environmental activists. According to the notice, Era revealed it had
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has sought assurance from the government that Murchison Falls will not be tampered with. Kadaga, in her communication to the House on Tuesday, 18 June 2019 said that the waterfalls are a major tourist attraction. “I want an early assurance from the government that Murchison Falls
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By Raj Ape Tours When Murchison Falls National Park park was established in 1952, the Game Department enthused, “The main tourist attractions of this park was definitely the unique Murchison Falls as well as the River Nile with its streaming hippos and serried ranges of crocodiles along the sandbanks, as well
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