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Concentrate on Health Centre IVs, govt urged
KAMPALA– Government should prioritise the establishment of health centre IVs instead of hospitals in districts since the lower health units can handle obstetrics gynaecology and children’s illnesses, which make up most admissions…
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MPs urge govt to restore National Seed Company
KAMPALA – Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has said there is need to revamp the National Seed Company to curb counterfeit agricultural products on the Ugandan market. Chairperson Janet…
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Parliament asks govt to fast-track merger of agencies
KAMPALA-Members of Parliament have urged government to fast-track the cabinet decision to merge, mainstream and rationalise public institutions and agencies to facilitate efficient public expenditures. This is contained in the report of…
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UNBS urges Kombucha makers to observe hygiene standards
MITYANA – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has urged all Kombucha manufacturers in the country to adhere to hygiene standards in addition to the other relevant Uganda standards that govern…
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Shocking: Italian Enrica Pinetti signed Shs284b coffee deal as witness
KAMPALA – It has emerged that Italian Enrica Pinetti in February 2022 only signed as a witness as the Government of Uganda inked Shs 284 billion controversial coffee agreement with Uganda Vinci Coffee…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda Prisons SACCO loan book rise 31% in 2021
KAMPALA – Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [SACCO] saw a growth in loans to members in 2021 as they rose by 31% to Shs 7.3 billion from Shs…
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Ugandan scientists demand govt intervention in co-op industrial enterprises
KAMPALA-Many Ugandans still believe in the power of cooperatives; that they can create positive change in the plight of the country’s dominant, yet largely-unemployed youth population. A mini-impromptu online survey conducted among…
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Crops destroyed, goats killed as African Armyworm invades Hoima and Kikuube
HOIMA – Farmers in different sub-counties in Kikuube and Hoima districts are calling for help following an invasion of the African Armyworms that have destroyed gardens and grazing farmlands and killed over…
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Kikuube district leaders excited to get land board
Kikuube – Kikuube district local government has finally received a district land board after struggling for more than three years to process land titles in another district. Kikuube was carved from Hoima…
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Rwanda’s clothing spat with the US helps China
More than 100 sewing machines rattle away at a factory on the outskirts of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. A cooperative of 83 of the African nation’s tailors established the company –…
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