Simon Wokorach
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni donates Shs 360mln to VSLAs in Gulu City
GULU – A total of 1,000 village savings and loan associations [VSLAs] in Gulu City have finally received Shs 360 million pledge from President Yoweri Museveni. The secretary general of the National…
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Agriculture
Oyam farmers call for help as rats invade rice fields
OYAM – Rice farmers in Oyam district under Tochi Irrigation Scheme have asked the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Industry [MAAIF] to help eradicate rats which they say have destroyed the…
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Environment
UWA says invasive plants causing wildlife-human conflicts
KARENGA– The Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] has said invasive plant species are partly responsible for the ongoing wildlife-human conflicts in some parts of the country that host forest and game reserves. Invasive…
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Agriculture
Gulu City farmers get hand tractors
GULU – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Anima [MAAIF] has given 12 hand tractors to farmers in Gulu City to boost food production. The hand tractors were procured through Mapenduzi Foundation,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Boda boda association to collect over Shs 280mln
GULU – Gulu West Boda Boda Association expects to collect Shs 288 million from members in the financial years 2023 /2024 and 2024/ 2025. Emmy Ocen, the chairperson of the commercial riders’…
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Agriculture
Distribution of coffee seedlings starts in Northern Uganda
GULU – Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] has started the distribution of coffee seedlings to farmers in Northern Uganda. The Acholi Sub-region extension officer for UCDA, Wilfred Oyella disclosed the development on…
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Environment
Ministerial directive on charcoal ban lacks clear guidelines, says police boss
GULU– The lack of clear guidelines is frustrating the implementation of a recent directive by the Ministry of Environment and Water against charcoal business in Northern Uganda. The State Minister for Environment…
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Legal
Land conflict: Over 600 face eviction in Gulu City
GULU – Over 600 people in Gulu City could be kicked from a contested piece of land following the recent issuance of an eviction order against them. The eviction order relates to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu association raids members over failure to pay loans
GULU-Leaders of Gulu Disabled Persons Union [GDPU] have raided members who have failed to meet their loan obligations. The culprits have had their fabrication workshops, and sewing machines taken over by the…
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Energy & Mining
Gov’t seeks approval of US$ 638 mln to power households
KIRYADONGO-The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is pleading with Parliament to approve a US$ 638 million [Shs 2.4 trillion] loan from the World Bank to connect 1,700 households to the national…
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