Some of the MPs said government is jumping onto industrialisation without the necessary infrastructure, while others accused it of unfair taxation, high costs of production and edging out local.
Daily Monitor
Saturday May 22 2021
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Lake Katwe, one of the best salty Lakes in Africa, has a untapped potential surrounding its bi-products as current technologies reveal. From brine reserves that can produce edible table salt for local consumption, to potentially fueling the country’s hydrogen economy.
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Although there has been production of moderate quality salt for decades, development of the Ugandan salt mining industry has for long lagged behind following failed attempts of a salt factory that was corroded due lack of a pre-feasibility study on the chemical nature of the salt.
Lake Katwe, one of the best salty Lakes in Africa, has a untapped potential surrounding its bi-products as current technologies reveal. From brine reserves that can produce edible table salt for local consumption, to potentially fueling the country’s hydrogen economy.
Cyclist on mission to visit 10 national parks in 90 days
Saturday May 15 2021
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Before Innocent Taima embarks on any long journey, he undergoes training by riding 60km on murram roads everyday.
Part of the preparations involve losing excess weight and weighing the luggage to ensure it is light enough for the rider. Cycling has taken him to different destinations and connected him to people.
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The German long-distance cyclist, Heinz Stücke, who made the world record for bicycle touring in 1995, is Innocent Taima’s role model. In a global journey spanning more than 50 years, Stücke travelled more than 600,000km by bicycle.
Daily Monitor
Sunday May 09 2021
Some of the flamingos on Lake Munyanyange in Kaseses District. Below, a flamingo in the water. PHOTOS/ALEX ASHABA.
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Marvel: For the beautiful sight of flamingos which migrate from Lake Natron in Tanzania, at Lake Munyanyange, you will watch the birds and relax, writes Alex Ashaba.
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The explosion crater lake which is in Queen Elizabeth National Park is renowned for its flamingos.
We did a 138-kilometre journey from Fort Portal through Kikorongo Trading Centre in Kasese and we branched off on a murram road on the road to Bwera. We made our first stopover at Katwe Eco Tourism information centre where Nicholas Kagongo, our tour guide, welcomed us.