Alexander Okori
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News
Stray hippos kill cattle in Katakwi district
KATAKWI-Residents of Kapujan Sub-county in Katakwi district are living in fear after a school of hippopotamuses [ hippos ] invaded the area, killing six head of cattle, as well as destroying hundreds…
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Health
TASO commissions revamped health facilities in Teso
SOROTI-The Aids Support Organisation [ TASO ] on Thursday commissioned and handed over six renovated health facilities in Teso Sub-region at a cost of Shs 932 million. The facilities that were handed…
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Health
Over 2,000 people in Teso get free eye treatment
SERERE-More than 2,000 patients with different eye-related complications in Teso Sub-region received free treatment and cataract surgery in Serere district days ago. The beneficiaries were able to be treated during a treatment…
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Cooperatives & Communities
CIDI injects shs40mln in Soroti cooperatives
SOROTI-In a move to boost effective bulk production, value addition, and collective marketing, Community Integrated Initiative Development [ CIDI ] has provided Shs 40 million as seed capital for five farmers’ cooperatives…
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Health
Indian association to hold eye camp in eastern Uganda
SOROTI-The North Indian Cultural Association [NICA] of Uganda in collaboration with the government has unveiled plans to conduct the 68th free eye screening and 19th cataract surgery camp in eastern Uganda. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wetland evictees urged to embrace climate smart agriculture
SOROTI-The Ministry of Water and Environment has urged farmers that were evicted from wetlands recently to embrace climate smart agriculture [CSA]. According to World Bank, CSA is an integrated approach to managing…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Diminishing presence of granaries, a recipe for food insecurity in Teso
SOROTI-Declining presence of granaries [Edula in Ateso] has exposed Teso Sub-region to chronicle food insecurity, theCooperator can say. Previously known as Teso district, the sub-region in eastern Uganda comprises 10 districts of…
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Agriculture
Teso farmers turn to seed banks to maintain genetic diversity
SOROTI-Given the need to maintain genetic diversity and nutritional value, farmers in Teso Sub-region are working against the odds to save indigenous seeds which are facing extinction due to a rising trend…
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Agriculture
Katakwi tomato farmers incur losses as Fusarium wilt attacks gardens
KATAKWI – Tomato farmers in Katakwi district are counting losses following the outbreak of Fusarium wilt disease that is ravaging their tomato gardens. The farmers have been used to good years but…
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Development
Soroti city leaders resolve to arrest Emyooga funds defaulters
SOROTI – Authorities in Soroti city have resolved to arrest and prosecute defaulters of funds they received under the Presidential Initiative for Job Creation Programme, popularly known as Emyooga. The decision to…
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