Solomon Otim
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News
Kwania school gets equipment for visually impaired pupils
KWANIA – Ikwera Primary School, a government-aided school in Kwania district, has received equipment to facilitate the learning of pupils who are visually impaired. The items include two desktop computers, an HP…
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Kwania residents plant bananas in protest over poor state of road
KWANIA– Angry residents of Atongtidi and Chawente Sub-counties, Kwania district have planted bananas on the dilapidated road in the area accusing leaders of failing to fix it. The residents rose up in…
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Kwania LCs receive bicycles after 10 years of waiting
KWANIA-Local Council I and II chairpersons in Kwania district have finally received their bicycles from the government after 10 years of waiting. In 2011, the government allocated Shs 11 billion for the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amolatar Emyooga beneficiaries tell success stories
AMOLATAR– Beneficiaries of Emyooga Programme in Amolatar district are reporting success since it was rolled out in the district more than a year ago. Programme beneficiaries who interacted with this reporter say…
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Development
Kwania residents excited over PDM
KWANIA– Residents in Kwania district have welcomed with excitement the Parish Development Model [PDM], saying it will improve their lives. PDM, launched by President Yoweri Museveni in February 2022 is expected to…
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Environment
Over 900 hectares of wetlands in Kwania under attack
KWANIA– About 9,460 hectares of wetlands in Kwania district have been invaded by residents for different activities, according to a recent report. A recent report released by the Ministry of Water and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fishermen on lakes Kwania and Kyoga find hope in Emyooga
KWANIA-Hope has been restored in the lives of over 11,000 fishermen on Lake Kwania and Lake Kyoga after benefiting from Emyooga funds that were disbursed to them to boost their fishing activities.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Apac leaders top list of Emyooga defaulters
APAC-Political leaders in Apac district have come under the spotlight for defaulting on Emyooga funds and as such failing to lead by example. Emyooga is the Presidential Initiative on Job and Wealth…
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Health
Young HIV/AIDS patients call for strengthened policies on stigmatisation
KWANIA-Young people living with HIV/AIDS in Northern Uganda, under the umbrella of Uganda Network of Young People Living with HIV/AIDS [UNYPA] have decried stigmatisation and discrimination. The young HIV-positive accused some of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Marketing farmers’ produce: Kwania gets Shs 600mln to rehabilitate community roads
KWANIA -Kwania district local government has received Shs 600 million from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries [MAAIF] to rehabilitate community access roads in the district so that farmers are…
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