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Museveni, Among clash over 4-acre model in Northern Uganda
GULU CITY, August 30, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has sharply criticised the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, for challenging the relevance of the 4-acre model he has been advocating nationwide. Among…
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Among urges local gov’ts to account for PDM funds
GULU City, August 28, 2024 – Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has called on local government officials in the country to provide a detailed account of the funds disbursed under the…
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Tourism revenue sharing: Minister asks districts to account for funds received
NWOYA, August 14, 2024 – The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Tom Butime has asked districts hosting Murchison Falls National Park to ensure that they account for the funds received as…
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Mechanised agriculture: Farmers in northern Uganda urged to take advantage of cooperatives
GULU, July 30, 2024: Famers in northern Uganda have been urged to use cooperative societies if they are to benefit from financial support for mechanised production. The Bank of Uganda [BoU] Agricultural…
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Akii Bua Stadium will be ready to host AFCON 2027 – Nabbanja
GULU, May 4, 2024 – The government will commission the construction of the new Akii Bua National Stadium in Lira City in the next two weeks as the country prepares to host…
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New Acholi PM urges chiefs to join cooperatives
GULU, May 18, 2024 – The newly installed Prime Minister [PM] of Acholi Cultural Institution has asked chiefs to support the development and strengthening of local cooperatives, saying the democratically-controlled enterprises are…
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Nature crusaders: Nwoya paraprofessionals trumpet peace, save wounded elephants
NWOYA, May 12, 2024 – The elephants from Murchison Falls National Park have provoked the peace of farmers in Nwoya district for quite a long time. In silence, elephants invade food crop…
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Govt starts installation of extra 40km of electric fence around Murchison Falls National Park
NWOYA, April 23, 2024 – Government, through the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA], has resumed construction works for an electric fence around Murchison Falls National Park aimed at preventing the marauding elephants from…
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Benefiting from community-based tourism: Conservationist asks Nwoya residents to form cooperatives
NWOYA, April 15, 2024 – The Chief Warden for Murchison Falls National Park, Wilson Kagoro has challenged the communities neighboring the park in Nwoya district to form cooperatives if they are to…
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Gulu City authorities halt construction of petrol station in wetland
GULU CITY, March 25, 2024 – Leaders in Gulu City have halted the construction of a petrol station in a wetland following a week-long protest from the residents and environmental activists. Energy…
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