17
Aug
Parliament has instructed the Minister for Energy and Minerals Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa to explain the fate of electricity transmission lines constructed in the past years that have not yet been powered. The delayed connectivity, according to MPs, has become a contentious matter with the business community suffering losses. “In Kyetume Parish, the leading tomato growing area in Mubende District, business is affected because of power crisis; an investor was interested in setting up a factory to preserve tomatoes but declined due to lack of electricity, and as a result tomatoes go bad,” said Hon. Ronald Kanyike (NUP, Bukoto East…