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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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Health
Rising water treatment costs worry NWSC
FORT PORTAL – The National Water and Sewerage Corporation [ NWSC ] is frightened by the high costs involved in treating the water sourced from River Mpanga, which they say, is highly…
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News
Child killed as mudslide hits kitchen in Kabarole district
KABAROLE – A mudslide has hit a kitchen in Kabango village in Karangura Sub-county Kabarole district, killing a one-and-a-half-year-old child and leaving another injured. The incident happened on Sunday night after a…
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News
LEGS project improving lives of farmers in rural areas, says minister Magyezi
FORT PORTAL – The Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magezi has said the Local Economic Growth Support [ LEGS ] project is on track to improve the lives of more than one…
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Health
Ebola outbreak: Kabarole RDC urges locals to be vigilant
KABAROLE– The Kabarole Resident District Commissioner, Festus Bandeeba has asked locals in his district to be vigilant and report any suspected cases of Ebola to the authorities. Bandeeba who doubles as the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fort Portal city groups yet to access PDM cash
FORT PORTAL – Fort Portal groups are yet to access money under the Parish Development Model [PDM] because they haven’t held their Annual General Meetings [AGMs] which is one of the requirements…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tooro dairy cooperative gets Shs 1bln machine for value addition
FORT PORTAL – Tooro Dairy Cooperative Society Limited has received an ultra-high temperature [UHT] machine worth about Shs1 billion, under Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] for value addition. The cooperative society’s manager, Micheal…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole Emyooga SACCO leaders arrested, forced to refund cash
KBAROLE-Officials in Kabarole district led by the Resident District Commissioner, Festus Bandeeba arrested Sacco leaders over mismanagement of Emyooga money and recovered Shs7.6 million while some Shs 25mln is yet to be…
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