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News
Parents urged to nurture and educate their children
FORT PORTAL-The Member of Parliament representing Central division, Fort Portal city, Alex Ruhunda has advised parents to nurture their children well in order for them to have a better future. Ruhunda said…
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Tooro Kingdom seeks Shs 1.2bln for next month’s Empango celebrations
FORT PORTAL – Shs 1.2 billion is needed to fund activities aimed at marking 27 years of Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV as king of Tooro Kingdom. The kingdom is to…
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Environment
Tooro King urges the public to conserve environment
FORT PORTAL -The King of Tooro, His Majesty Dr.Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has urged his subjects and the general public to conserve the environment to mitigate climate change effects. King…
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Development
UPDF medics undergo training in Ebola response
FORT PORTAL- The Uganda People’s Defense Forces [UPDF] in partnership with the Ministry of Health and World Health Organisation [WHO] have trained UPDF medical personnel on how to respond fast in case…
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Cooperatives & Communities
High fuel prices threaten Kasese fishing communities
KASESE – As fuel prices continue to soar, fishermen at Kahendero landing site in Kasese district, western Uganda are being hit hard as some have been forced out of the business. According…
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Development
Fort Portal City risks missing out on more USMID funds
FORT PORTAL -Fort Portal City could miss out on the third phase of the World Bank-funded Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Project [ USMID ] funding due to the slow process…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UWA accuses local governments of failing to account for shared revenue
FORT PORTAL– Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA], the manager of the national game parks, has blamed the authorities in district local governments neighbouring Kibale Conservation Area for failing to account for the 20…
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Fort Portal City seeks Shs 60bln for urbanisation and climate change mitigation
FORT PORTAL – Fort Portal city authorities are targeting Shs 60 billion as part of a bigger loan which the Ugandan government is set to secure from the French Development Agency [FDA]…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister urges Kichwamba massacre survivors to form own SACCO
KABAROLE – The State Minister for Local Government, Victoria Businge Rusoke has told the Kichwamba massacre survivors to form a Savings and Credit Cooperative [SACCO] in order to get quick funding from…
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Environment
Illegal sand mining threatening Kasese rivers
KASESE -As sand mining activities continue to thrive in Kasese district unregulated, the major rivers, the natural flow of rivers like Nyamwamba, Nyamugasana, Mubuku, and Rwembyo, is being affected due to silting…
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