Solomon Otim
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Cooperatives & Communities
Co-operators appeal for legal framework to promote water for production
Members of Miromi Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Agali Sub County, Lira district, have appealed to the government to come up with a strong legal framework to facilitate farmers’ access to water for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union in battle to recover lost assets
The leadership of Lango Cooperative Union is struggling to repossess its prime assets that were lost to private individuals. Formed in 1952 to promote cotton growing in the greater Lango sub-region, it…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ex-Office Attendant mints Shs 70m yearly from farming
About 15 kilometers from Aduku, along Ikwera to Nambieso Sub County road, lies Ogwang-med-mac farm owned by Patrick Ogwang, a former office attendant, now model farmer. Ogwang, who in the past worked…
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Cooperatives & Communities
400 farmers in Kwania receive heifers under restocking program
More than 400 farmers from six sub-counties in Kwania district have received heifers worth Shs 576m under the restocking program. In 2014, the government earmarked Shs 20 bn to restore livelihoods and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
600 Inomo Sub County youth to receive vocational skills training
At least 600 youth from the four parishes of Ajok, Aluka, Inomo, and Banya in Inomo Sub County, Kwania district are set to receive vocational skills training in shoe making, motorcycle repair…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Operation Wealth Creation donates tractor to West Lango diocese
In a bid to boost commercial farming and improve the livelihoods of local farmers, the government through Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has donated a brand new tractor worth 65m to the Diocese…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Delayed Masindi Port -Kitgum road works hamper business
Several businesses along the Masindi Port -Rwekunye, Apac-Lira-Kitgum road have been crippled by the deteriorated state, made worse by ongoing torrential rains and the heavy trucks that habitually use it. Government contracted…
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Cooperatives & Communities
1500 cattle keepers stranded after agricultural company bans grazing on Maruzi ranch
More than 1500 cattle keepers surrounding Maruzi Ranch in Apac district are stranded following an order by the proprietor of Hill Side Agricultural Investment Limited stopping them from grazing their livestock on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Transport, businesses crippled as floods ravage Kole
Floods resulting from recent heavy downpours have cut off several roads connecting Kole district headquarters to the community. Currently, residents can only access the district headquarters using small boats, or by being…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Aduku Tipper drivers protest relocation to designated taxi park
Over 80 Tipper drivers in Aduku Town Council, Kwania district are protesting against a proposal by town authorities to relocate them to the town’s newly gazetted Taxi and Bus Park. During an…
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