February 3, 2021 Written by KAKWENZA RUKIRABASHAIJA
The blatant failure to enforce standards of goods that are flowing in the country, Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is deliberately subjecting Ugandans to financial harassment and the economic loss we incur after buying fake goods which have been flooding the market since time immemorial.
The poor and low-quality products are innumerable in the market and all have the mighty UNBS seal. Either the makers of such jerry-built products use the seal fraudulently or bribe to get it since they know that a big percentage of Ugandans have got used to such cheap goods, and also that is why many are taking the repercussions that come with it with equanimity.
I don’t know what is the problem with Africans; how they can sit here like maggots - and they are dying and they are waiting for Europeans to save them. If the Europeans don’t get the vaccine, we shall die and get finished. If they don’t get a solution we shall die. That one I cannot accept. I really fell infuriated when I see Africans sitting here waiting to die if the Europeans don’t find a solution…When you’re supposed to do the work you say so and so should do the work. This one I cannot accept added Museveni.
Kiira Motors gives CAA luxury shuttles for staff
January 22, 2021
Local electric car maker, Kiira Motors Corporation, is now experimenting with a public transportation system, beginning with fully electric Kayoola EVS buses offering shuttle services to Civil Aviation Authority staff, in a program underwritten by government.
The Kayoola EVS buses have shuttled CAA staff for the last five months, strengthening the country’s car manufacturing credentials. The bus shuttles come after the Uganda National Bureau of Standards got the much needed World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI) from International Society for Automotive Engineers (SEA).
The WMI certification means vehicles produced in Uganda can now be uniquely identified in the international market. That allows Uganda to export vehicles made in Uganda.
Large scale fish deaths on Lake Victoria not linked to poisoning - NEMA
Monday January 11 2021
Daily Monitor reporter looks at dead fish at the shores of Lake Victoria on January 5. Photo | Alex Esagala
Summary
The rising mid-morning sun cast stretched shadows of returning fishermen. The group of fishermen had spent Monday night on the waters, but were not as lucky. After retrieving loads of nets, they counted only seven Nile Perch. A kilogramme of Nile Perch is at Shs10, 000. One of the seven fish was visibly rotten but because it was big, the fishermen sold it at a discounted rate.
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