Joshua Nahamya
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News
OPM to host conference on SDGs
MBARARA – The Office of the Prime Minister will on June 22-23, 2023 host the Uganda Annual Sustainable Development Goals [ SDGs ] Conference [UASDGC]. According to Onesmus Kansiime, the knowledge management…
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Park animals not responsible for spreading FMD, UWA tells farmers, others
KIRUHURA– A section of veterinary doctors and farmers in western Uganda have for some time blamed the increase in the spread of foot and mouth disease [ FMD ] in the area…
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Environment
UWA to erect beehive fence in Mitooma as elephants ravage farms
MITOOMA – Surrounding crops fields with beehives attached to fence posts and strung together with wires serves as a humane and eco-friendly way to protect crops from elephants. Accordingly, the Ministry of…
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Heavy rains disrupt business in Mbarara
MBARARA – A heavy downpour in Mbarara City has washed away bridges, roads, houses, and other infrastructure, disrupting normal life there, with businesses in the city being one of the most affected…
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Finance & Banking
NSSF launches campaign to recruit more members
MBARARA – The National Social Security Fund [ NSSF ] senior public relations officer, Victory Karamagi says they have launched a campaign aimed at encouraging more employers in the country to register…
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Health
Mbarara stuck with over 600 doses of Covid-19 vaccines
MBARARA – Mbarara district health officials are stuck with a total of 620 doses of Covid-19 vaccines after some residents stopped going to the health centres to receive their jabs. This was…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BKCU boss resigns as salary arrears hit Shs 400mln
MBARARA – Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] general manager, Julius Tugume has resigned over nonpayment of his emoluments of about Shs 31 million, even though all the staff demand the union salary…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mushanga SACCO board members re-elected at AGM
SHEEMA – The chairman of Mushanga SACCO, Gilvazio Bafaki alongside other former members of the board was last Saturday unanimously re-elected to serve for the second term of office, which takes four…
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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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