Peter Kugonza
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Development
Construction of Kabaale Airport stalls as minister says contractor misused money
HOIMA-The construction of Kabaale International Airport in the oil-rich Kabaale Sub-county, Hoima district has stalled due to the unavailability of funds to construct facilities such as the fixed air traffic control tower.…
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News
Bunyoro land grabbers accused of targeting Land Fund
KIKUUBE– Locals in the oil-rich Bunyoro Sub-region are concerned that land grabbers are targeting to illegally benefit from the Land Fund established by government to pay absentee landlords whose land is occupied…
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Environment
Saving chimpanzees: Gov’t urged to be strict on conserving forests
KIKUUBE- Government has been told not to keep a blind eye to perpetrators who destroy forests in the country since among other roles, forests act as habitats for chimpanzees considered to be…
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Minister Mayanja directs Hoima Sugar Limited to compensate evictees
KIKUUBE– The State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja has restored hope for 300 families living in Kigyayo Internally displaced people’s [IDP] camp in Kizirafumbi Sub-county, Kikuube district after he directed that…
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Hoima farmers worried as strange disease ravages cassava farms
HOIMA-Farmers in Kigorobya Sub-county, Hoima district are counting losses following the outbreak of a strange disease that is ravaging cassava gardens. The disease affects the plant as it matures, causing the tubers…
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Agriculture
UPDF goes for commercial maize production in fight against food insecurity
KIKUUBE-The Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] has joined efforts of ensuring food security in the country by launching commercial production of maize, soybeans, and sorghum The UPDF Spokesperson, Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Review contracts to settle disputes, MTIC official urges Hoima Sugar Limited and farmers
KIKUUBE– A senior official from the Ministry of Trade, industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] wants Hoima Sugar Limited and cane out-growers in Kikuube district to revise their contracts if the long-standing disputes between…
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News
Kikuube residents relieved as minister declares 18 land titles illegal
KIKUUBE-Residents in Kikuube district who were worried about losing their land to fraudsters can now sleep for a while after the State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja ordered the cancellation of over…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Drivers petition minister over harassment and extortion in Kampala
KAKUMIRO-Over 100 taxi drivers plying Hoima-Kampala route have petitioned the State Minister for Works and Transport, Fred Byamukama, accusing their leaders in Kampala of harassment and extortion. The petition by 107 taxi…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Top officials of dairy cooperative in trouble over Shs 600mln UDB loan
KIKUUBE-Top officials of Kyangwali Dairy Cooperative Society Limited in Kikuube district are in trouble for allegedly mismanaging Shs 600 million borrowed from the Uganda Development Bank [ UDB ]. Julius Kwesiga and…
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