By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, EAT 17:11 January 02, 2025. Umeme Limited is leaving Uganda after 20 years of electricity distribution. The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) will take over Umeme’s operations on April 1, 2025. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon Ruth Nankabirwa, alongside officials from ERA Uganda, officially handed over the…
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Russian Orthodox American Clergy on the Senior Citizens Talk.
On the Senior Citizens Talk this Christmas is Rev Fr Silouan Brown, an American Clergy serving as Dean of Russia Orthodox Church in East Africa. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin asks him about; Ø RUSSIAN & AMERICAN CLERGIES WORKING TOGETHER. Ø RELIGIOUS PERSECUTIONS Ø CHURCH & STATE RELATIONS Ø LGBTQ QUESTION Ø IS DRINKING ALCOHOL ALLOWED? Ø POSITION ON ABORTION Ø BAPTISING CHILDREN Ø LIFE…
Christmas celebrations: Owek. Mayiga, Minister Muyingo, Bobi Wine deliver key messages
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi – Updated at 1529 EAT on Wednesday 25th December 2024 Believers flocked to places of worship today to mark Christmas with prayers and reflections. At St Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga, the celebrations were led by Kampala Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere and attended by eminent figures, including the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga,…
Russian Orthodox Church Expands in Africa with New Projects and Leadership
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – Updated at 0959 EAT on Wednesday 25th December 2024 KIBOGA, JINJA – UGANDA- The Russian Orthodox Church is steadily increasing its presence in Africa through the establishment of churches and the training of bishops. Metropolitan Constantine (Ilya Konstantinovich Ostrovsky), a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and Patriarchal Exarch of…
“Failure is Not an Option – I Sense an Appetite for Agreement” UN Chief tells Global Media as COP 29 is coming to an End; Also VIDEO & PICTORIAL by Kivumbi.
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin updated 0358 EAT on Thursday 21st Nov 2024 Good afternoon. I have just returned from the G20 Summit in Rio. COP29 was very much on the agenda. I urged G20 leaders to instruct their ministers and negotiators to secure a new ambitious climate finance goal at COP29. And I heard leader…
We can’t Leave without a Deal – Polluters Must Pay or Humanity will Pay the Price- UN’s António Guterres & Simon Siell.
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin updated at 0151 EAT on Monday 18th Nov 2024 BAKU – AZERBAIJAN Strong staments were delivered recently from UN Chief addressing delegates at Olympic Stadium in Baku Azerbaijan where COP 29 is happening. “We can’t Leave without a Deal.”“Polluters Must Pay or Humanity will Pay the Price.”“The Deal is a Must.”“Climate…
“We Don’t Need Handouts, Africa Has Financial Capital Assets” Leaders Speak at COP 29
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 0757 EAT on Wednesday 13th Nov 2024 African leaders have made profound statements at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan during dialogue of Heads of State and Government at the World Leaders segment of the COP29 on measuring the green wealth of Africa. The session on Wednesday was hosted by…
Global Leaders Convene in Azerbaijan as UN Boss Warns Time is Running out to save the Planet; Demands $40 billion a year by 2025.
Updated by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin at 1750 EAT on Tuesday 12th November 2024 BAKU- AZERBAIJAN Several influential world leaders won’t be attending an action summit this week at the center of climate talks in Azerbaijan. High on the agenda is a deal to boost climate funding for developing countries. The two-day World Leaders Action Summit…
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