Joshua Nahamya
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News
Price of eggs shoots up in Mbarara as poultry farms close
MBARARA- For the last three months, the price of eggs in Mbarara City has been rising, pushing some wholesalers and retailers out of the business. According to Denis Tindyebwa, a wholesaler of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wazalendo SACCO opens cash branch in Mbarara City
MBARARA- The Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF]’s Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited has opened a cash branch in Mbarara town to help its members access cash services in a conducive…
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Health
Follow masterplan, health ministry official urges Mbarara hospital bosses
MBARARA-Dr. Richard Mugahi, the assistant commissioner in the Ministry of Health in charge of reproductive and infant health has challenged the administration of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] to follow the approved…
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Four perish in Buhweju gold mine accident
BUHWEJU – Locals in Bihanga Sub-county in Buhweju district are terrified after four artisanal miners died as part of the gold mine they were working in collapsed last Friday. Martial Tumusiime, the…
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Mbarara boda boda riders feud over election of leaders
MBARARA- A cross section of boda boda riders have disagreed with Mbarara City leadership on the election processes for the new leaders. According to Majidu Luganda, the interim chairperson of Mbarara General…
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Mbarara: Gov’t to secure land titles for over 100 families living on disputed land
MBARARA– The Uganda Land Commission [ULC] is in preparations to process land titles for over 114 families living on contested land in Rwenjeru South, Biharwe division in Mbarara City. The plans started…
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Agriculture
MPs shocked as over Shs 50 bln silk project stalls in Sheema district
SHEEMA -Members of Parliament were days ago shocked after discovering that Tropical Institute of Development Innovations [TRIDI], which was given over Shs 57 billion by government for manufacturing silk in Sheema district,…
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Agriculture
Tea farmers decry high prices of fertilisers
SHEEMA – Tea-out growers in Sheema and other districts continue to ponder over the increasing prices of fertilisers and herbicides, saying unless government intervenes they will not be able to boost production…
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Mbarara City earmarks Shs39.3 budget for FY 2023/24
MBARARA -Mbarara City intends to spend Shs 39.3 billion during the financial year [ FY ] 2023/24, which is less than Shs 40.2 bln earmarked in the current FY 2022/23. Patrick Kanamugira,…
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Mbarara City: Plans to register boda-boda riders in high gear
MBARARA-Authorities in Mbarara City plan to launch the process of registering boda-boda riders as one way of bringing order in the city, especially as the Christmas season sets in. Richard Mugisha, deputy…
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