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Fort Portal City vendors decry poor hygiene in market
FORT PORTAL – Food vendors in Fort Portal City’s Kabundaire market have decried poor hygiene in that market, saying their customers now avoid the market due to the stench arising from the…
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Human trafficking worries Rwenzori religious leaders
KABAROLE –Religious leaders in Rwenzori Sub-region have expressed concern over the increasing cases of human trafficking in the region and the country at large. The clerics are asking the government to establish…
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Development
Kamwenge district benefits from Shs 16bln USMID project
KAMWENGE-The Lands minister, Judith Nabakooba has launched the eight projects under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme [USMID] aimed at boosting social services in Kamwenge district. The Shs 16 billion USMID…
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Agriculture
Banana farmers suffer losses as strange disease ravages plantations in Kabarole
KABAROLE -Banana farmers in Kabarole district are counting losses as a strange disease continues to devastate plantations for close to a year now. A disease which agriculturalists say is banana rust thrips,…
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IG arrests top officials of UTC Kichwamba over abuse of office
FORT PORTAL – The Inspectorate of Government [IG] has arrested and charged top officials of Uganda Technical College, Kichwamba over abuse of office. According to the IG spokesperson, Ali Munira, the officials…
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Development
Fort Portal City Emyooga SACCOs to receive more seed capital
FORT PORTAL – 20 Emyooga SACCOs in Fort Portal City that have been doing will receive additional Shs 20mln each as seed capital to further boost their businesses. Fort Portal Resident City…
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Kabarole district to spend over Shs 800mln on clean water
KABAROLE – Kabarole district local government has set aside Shs 843.4mln for the extension of clean water to local communities in the district. According to the district status report, access to safe…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NARO official advises Kabarole tea farmers on value addition
KABAROLE: An official from the National Agricultural Research Organisation [ NARO ] has advised that tea farmers in Kabarole district and other parts of the country should add value to their agricultural…
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Health
Kasese authorities ban ‘imported meat’ over Ebola
KASESE – In a bid to stop the spread of Ebola disease in Kasese district, authorities have decided to ban the sale of cheap “Sanga meat” there, stating that it is procured…
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Agriculture
Kasese farmers count losses as strange disease ravages banana plantations
KASESE – Banana farmers in Kasese district are counting losses after a strange viral disease attacked their plantations, exposing the farmers’ households to hunger and poverty. Agricultural experts in the district say…
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