Month: December 2021

Government supports 2000 vulnerable households in Gulu City with food relief

Gulu – The government of Uganda through the Office of the Prime Minister has delivered 30,000 kilograms of food items to support vulnerable households in Gulu City. The items include 10,000 kilograms…

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Seventy Kingdom subjects skilled for oil and gas opportunities

HOIMA – Seventy drivers from Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom [BKK] have completed a three-month vigorous training program in driving heavy goods vehicles as one way of promoting local content in the oil and…

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Local government administrators want approval of local revenue decentralized

Administrators of local governments in Acholi sub-region want Parliament to decentralize approval of locally raised revenue. This they say will improve the implementation of planned activities. Currently, all local governments in the…

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CNOOC restores hope on continued Final Investment Decision (FID) demands

HOIMA – The China National Offshore Oil Corporation [CNOOC] Uganda Ltd has restored hope to the government and Ugandans interested in tapping from the oil and gas sector after Company officials declared…

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Government failing to implement the Tobacco Control Act

GULU –  After seven years, the Government of Uganda is still far from fully implementing the Tobacco Control Act. The implementation of the Tobacco Control Act still hangs in balance, as local…

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Nabbanja promises 8 tractors, Shs 55million to Abafumambogo SACCO

MASINDI – The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has pledged eight tractors to the Abafumambogo clan members in an effort to uplift their economic status. Nabbanja made the pledge while speaking as Chief…

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Crack down on more than 10 tons of marijuana in Soroti district

SOROTI –  Soroti district Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Stephen Okumu, has cracked down on more than 10 tons of marijuana. The operation follows a community outcry by Oculoi sub-county residents, Soroti district…

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Government to start acaricide zoning to address issues of tick-borne resistance

KIRUHURA – The government of Uganda is pushing for acaricide zoning to fight the tick-borne resistance that has greatly affected animal industry especially in the cattle corridor. Through Ministry of Agriculture, Animal…

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Festivities and terrorism: ARLPI call for vigilance

GULU – The Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) has called on the people in the sub-region and the country to remain vigilant as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and…

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Ministry of Agriculture invests Shs 8.5 billion to promote coffee fertilizers

HOIMA – Ministry of Agriculture through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) have launched a campaign to rejuvenate old coffee plantations in Bunyoro region through supplying fertilizers to registered farmers. The campaign was on…

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