Joshua Nahamya
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara grape farmers call for agronomists as pests and diseases ravage farms
MBARARA- A total of over 200 grape farmers in Mbarara City have asked the government to provide them with qualified extension workers to give advice in the control of pests and diseases…
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Agriculture
Cattle markets closed as foot and mouth disease deepens in western cattle corridor
KAZO – Farmers, leaders and veterinary officers in Greater Mbarara are worried after the fresh outbreak of foot and mouth disease [FMD] in the western cattle corridor. According to Dr. Juderia Pacsmario,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara grape cooperative holds first AGM, members urged on loan payment
MBARARA – Mbarara City Woman Member of Parliament, Rita Atukwasa Bwahika, has challenged cooperative members to always repay their loans on time. While attending Mbarara Grape Farmers Cooperative Society’s elective annual general…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Kiyaga skeptical of PDM funding
MBARARA – Mawokota North Member of Parliament, Hillary Kiyaga is doubtful government has enough funds to run the Parish development Model Programme [PDM]. During an exclusive interview with this reporter days ago,…
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News
PAC urges govt to follow loans of civil servants
MBARARA-Martin Ojara Mapenduzi, the Bardege-Layibi Division legislator who doubles as the chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee [ PAC ], wants government to take a keen interest in the Payroll Deduction Management…
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Cooperatives & Communities
SHEEMA: Shuuku SACCO warned over bribery
SHEEMA– SACCO officials and members in western Uganda have been warned against engaging in bribery while processing loans. The call was made by Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu in Sheema district while speaking at…
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News
Missing development plans cause confusion in Mbarara City Council
MBARARA – Mbarara City councillors have asked the city clerk and members of the executive committee to avail them the five-year development plan and five-year strategic plan, noting that the two documents…
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News
Shs 23 bln road project staggers in Mbarara City
MBARARA– Mbarara City Council has warned Multiplex Limited that it stands to be fined Shs 2.3 billion after the construction company failed to beat the deadline for the completion of major roads…
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News
World Bank gives over Shs 800 bln to support women entrepreneurs in Uganda
KIRUHURA – The women entrepreneurs benefiting from the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] are to receive more funds from the World Bank to run mega projects. According to the Minister for Gender,…
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News
PAC gives district officials second chance to defend themselves
MBARARA – Four districts in Ankole region had their accounting officials sent home by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee [ PAC ] after they failed to present documents related to the money spent…
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