Month: May 2022

2022 CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship: Crested Cranes final squad named

KAMPALA– Uganda Senior Women’s National Team [ Crested Cranes head coach George Lutalo has named the final squad that will play at this year’s CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship. Lutalo has released a…

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Tayebwa opts for dialogue on use contraceptives

KAMPALA– The Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Thomas Tayebwa wants the country to have more discussions about the use of contraceptives as a means of stopping unwanted pregnancies. Tayebwa made…

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East African Trade Expo: UPDF urged to complete the upgrade of Kaunda Grounds

GULU– Gulu City will host this year’s 22nd edition of the East African Community [ EAC ] Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises [ MSMEs ] trade fair, but the city’s leaders are…

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Kenyan regulator cuts levy for new Saccos

NAIROBI– Kenyan Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority [ Sasra ], has cut the proposed annual fees for SACCOs with non-withdrawable deposits to 0.15 percent from 0.165 percent as earlier proposed. The reduction follows…

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Education takes lion’s share of Gulu district 2022/23 budget

GULU– Gulu District Local Government has approved a budget of Shs 32.9 billion for the 2022/2023 financial year, with the education sector taking a lion’s share of the total budget. The budget…

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Back off EACOP, official tells European activists

KIKUUBE– The Deputy Managing Director of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [ EACOP ], John Bosco Habumugisha has expressed concern over a group of environmental activists from European countries who are…

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Lira bee farmers asked to form SACCOs to benefit from PDM

LIRA -Beekeepers in Lira district have been asked to form saving and credit cooperative organizations [SACCOs] to benefit from the Parish Development model [ PDM ]. The district entomology officer, John Bosco…

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Omoro district council approves 2022/23 budget

OMORO– Omoro district council has approved a budget of Shs 29.3 billion for the financial year 2022/23, with the education and sports sector taking a lion’s share. The budget was approved on…

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Casablanca: Theater of dreams for 2021-22 TotalEnergies Champions League final

CASABLANCA– Casablanca, which will host the 2022 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final on Monday night is one of Morocco’s major cities, the economic capital of the Kingdom and the third largest city…

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Gulu RDC urges landlords to help reduce land conflicts

GULU– Gulu Resident District Commissioner [RDC], George Owanyi Akuman has advised owners of large expanses of land to help reduce land conflicts by surrendering some of their land to squatters for the…

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