Month: August 2021
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Aug- 2021 -31 AugustCooperatives & Communities
Rt. Archbishop Ntagali and residents affected by EACOP, protest unfair treatment
KIKUUBE – Stanley Ntagali, the retired Archbishop of the Church of Uganda and more than 30 other residents from Kidoma parish in Kiziranfumbi sub-county in Kikuube district on Friday last week stormed…
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31 AugustCooperatives & Communities
Hailstorms destroy more than 1000 acres of food crops in Nwoya District
NWOYA – At least more than 1000 acres of food crops have been destroyed by heavy hailstorms that rained for hours in Nwoya district. The hailstorms that was accompanied by heavy rainfall…
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31 AugustCooperatives & Communities
30 Persons with Disabilities in Acholi Reap from Apiculture Project
ACHOLI – At least 30 persons with visual and hearing impairments from four districts in Acholi sub region are reaping the benefits of engaging in Apiculture through the BEE-PwD project. The two…
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31 AugustCooperatives & Communities
Government to construct 25 industrial parks to boost industrialization
MBARARA – The government of Uganda is looking for enough land for the development of 25 industrial parks across the country to boost industrialization after cabinet approved the proposal for the same…
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31 AugustCooperatives & Communities
Uganda Development Bank Partners with OWC to Support Farmers
GULU – Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDB) has earmarked about Shs 35.3 billion to reduce poverty among 1.5 million Ugandans in the next four years, through agro-industrialization, manufacturing, infrastructure development, human capital…
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31 AugustCooperatives & Communities
PAC Institutes investigations on Covid19 relief cash fraud in Gulu City
GULU – The Parliamentary Accounts Committee has instituted investigations into the alleged fraud on the identification and registration of the beneficiaries of Covid-19 relief cash in Gulu city. Gulu City Council Authorities…
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27 August
Fraud of Shs 55m Emyooga funds under investigation in Soroti City
SOROTI – The fraud of Emyooga funds worth Shs 55m is currently under investigation in Soroti City. This follows an incident in which the District Commercial Officer, Joy Apolot was accused of…
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27 AugustCooperatives & Communities
Hoima City Mayor demands that Ministry of Local Government expedites processes to disburse startup funds
HOIMA – The Hoima City Mayor, Brian Kaboyo, has demanded that the Ministry of Local Government expedites processes to ensure cities get startup funds. This call was sounded by Kaboyo during a…
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27 AugustCooperatives & Communities
National Drug Authority approves 2nd herbal Covid-19 drug in Mbarara City
MBARARA – National Drug Authority (NDA) has approved the use of Vidicine, a local herbal complimentary drug for treatment of Covid-19. This comes barely two months after the government approved Covidex manufactured…
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25 AugustCooperatives & Communities
Chiefs receive 11 new motorcycles worth Shs 52m to mobilize subjects for development
HOIMA – The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara kingdom, Dr Solomon Iguru, has procured 11 brand new motorcycles to his county chiefs in an effort to mobilize the kingdom subjects to engage in…
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