Joshua Nahamya
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Western
Heavy downpour predicted in Western Uganda; farmers urged to plant perennial crops
MBARARA – The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has asked farmers in the Western region to plant perennial crops to fully utilize the anticipated heavy rains during the months of April and…
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News
Government will embrace technology to track corruption tendencies by 2023
MBARARA – The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Dr Ramathan Ggoobi has said government agencies and ministries will embrace technology to track corruption tendencies. Dr Ggoobi made these…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Construction of Mbarara’s Shs 20bn new market is completed after more than 5 years
MBARARA – Mbarara Central Market that had stalled for about five years since 2018 has been completed. The contractor, Roko Construction Company officially handed it over to the City Council. The new…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara City to host the National Meteorological Day, focusing on farming seasons
MBARARA – Uganda will today join the rest of the world to celebrate the World Meteorological Day. According to Lillian Nkwenge, the Principal Communications Officer (PCO) at Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA),…
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Cooperatives & Communities
The 3rd cooperative strategic research launched, cooperators advised on mindset change
KAMPALA – The Uhuru Institute for Social Development (TUI) recorded another milestone after successfully launching the third strategic research report on cooperative resilience. The research conducted in 2020 titled “Upholding Cooperative Identity…
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Cooperatives & Communities
President Museveni bans private pharmacies operating within government hospital boundaries
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the immediate closure of all private pharmacies operating within government health facilities. The development comes a few days after the interdiction of Dr Baterana Byarugaba, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara city launches property tax validation to raise Shs9b from local revenue collection
MBARARA – Where as Mbarara city’s total budget stands at Shs 45b; a total of Shs 9b approximately 20% comes from local revenue collection realized from trading licenses and other taxes imposed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AGM: Bushenyi SACCOs continue to perform well despite Covid-19 huddles
BUSHENYI – Whereas most financial institutions are grappling to recover from Covid-19 pandemic, Kyamuhunga Peoples’ SACCO (KYAPS) in Bushenyi district is in the limelight for recording tremendous success during the financial year…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gen. Salim Saleh urges DCOs, Agricultural Officers to report on farmers’ demands
MBARARA – Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho a.k.a Salim Saleh, the Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has urged District Commercial Officers (DCOs) and Agricultural Officers including his own army officers in OWC…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Poor on-farm practices responsible for tick resistance, says NDA’s spokesperson
KIRUHURA – Farmers in Kashongi Kiruhura district have been advised to put more emphasis on good farm practices to address the challenge of persistent tick resistance on their farms. This was revealed…
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