Joshua Nahamya
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Mbarara Hospital receives Shs 200mln anesthesia machine
MBARARA CITY, 20 December 2024 – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] has received a fully equipped anesthesia machine from the Hal Tilbury family of San Diego. The anaesthesia machine is a critical…
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NTUNGAMO: LoP slams slow progress at Inspire Africa Coffee Factory despite gov’t funding
NTUNGAMO, December 16, 2024 – The Leader of Opposition in Parliament [LOP], Joel Ssenyonyi, has called on the government to exercise caution when allocating taxpayers’ money to private companies such as Inspire…
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Shs 366mln renovation works begin on Mbarara City bridge
MBARARA CITY, December 9, 2024 – Renovation work on Katete Bridge in Mbarara City officially began today, almost a year after the bridge became unmotorable, hurting transportation and trade in the area.…
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Money lending: Mbarara leaders welcome 2.8 percent interest rate cap
MBARARA, December 6, 2024 – Leaders from Mbarara and the broader Ankole Sub-region have praised the government for introducing an interest rate of 2.8 percent per month on loans charged by the…
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Livestock farmers frustrated over NARO’s delay to release local anti-tick vaccine
MBARARA CITY, December 3, 2024 – Livestock farmers in the Ankole Subregion are growing increasingly frustrated over the delay in the release of a locally developed anti-tick vaccine, which has been under…
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Understaffing cripples neonatal care unit at Mbarara hospital
MBARARA CITY, November 28, 2024 – Administrators at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) have called on the Ministry of Health [MoH] to recruit additional nurses to care for the growing number of…
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Complying with EUDR: Tayebwa Urges coffee farmers to register
MITOOMA, November 26, 2024 – Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged coffee farmers in Uganda to embrace registration in order to ensure that their green beans continue to be exported…
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IGAD supports review of Uganda’s National Land Policy
MBARARA CITY, November 23, 2024 – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development [IGAD] has partnered with Uganda’s Ministry of Lands to facilitate community consultations as part of the review of Uganda’s National Land…
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Ntungamo district boss calls for regular training of SACCO leaders
NTUNGAMO, November 21, 2024 – Samuel Mucunguzi, the LCV Chairperson of Ntungamo district, has called for regular training of leaders, and managers of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs], arguing that such…
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Ankole Emyooga SACCOs recapitalised with Shs 5.8bln
MBARARA CITY, November 18, 2024 – A total of 270 Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] across the 13 districts of Ankole Sub-region have received a boost of Shs 5.8 billion…
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