Joshua Nahamya
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt to set seasonal harvesting date as farmers decry vanilla theft
RUBIRIZI – The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] is traversing the country consulting farmers and making assessments to ensure uniform harvest of vanilla beans. According to Sedrack Mugisha, Chairperson Rubirizi…
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Uganda Police, Mbarara hospital to ink health emergency deal
MBARARA– The Uganda Police administrators are in preparation to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) to handle emergency cases of their cops in the Western region. According…
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Grief engulfs country as three lionesses are electrocuted
RUBIRIZI– Tragedy hit staff at Queen Elizabeth National Park and the country at large after three lionesses died Tuesday morning as they encountered an electric fence of nearby Irungu hotel that hosts tourists.…
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Kiruhura farmers fear for their animals over invasion of African armyworms
MBARARA – African armyworms that have terribly affected districts of Bukedea, Luwero and Namutumba have so far crossed to western Uganda in Kiruhura district where the insects have eaten all the animal…
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Fresh allocation of space in new Mbarara market kicks off as MP blames Minister Magyezi
MBARARA – One month down the road, the newly constructed Mbarara Central Market remains closed due to corruption, even though the process for the fresh allocation of space kicked off Tuesday. The market…
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Lyantonde residents in fear as wild beasts maul livestock
LYANTONDE- Locals in Lyantonde district are living in fear following the continuously killing of their livestock by wild animals thought to have escaped from the nearby Lake Mburo National Park. According to…
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House urges gov’t to cancel illegal leases on Uganda Railways land
KAMPALA– Parliament’s Committee on Commissions Statutory Authority and State Enterprises (COSASE) has advised government to cancel illegal leases on Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) land with immediate effect since the right procedures were…
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Gov’t begins journey of redeveloping Kilembe mines
KASESE – The Government of Uganda through the ministries of Finance and Energy is to start the redevelopment of Kilembe Copper Mines located in the western district of Kasese that borders the…
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Ghost vendors: Minister Magyezi halts allocation of lock-ups in new Mbarara market
MBARARA – The Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi has stopped resettling vendors in the newly constructed Mbarara Central Market, following complaints of unfairness and corruption exhibited by the leaders. This comes…
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Mbarara market vendors want allocation of stalls halted
MBARARA – Fracas erupted in Mbarara City on Thursday as market vendors demonstrated, accusing their leaders of delayed and poor allocation of the stalls and kiosks available in the newly constructed Mbarara…
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