Cooperatives & Communities
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Lira district offers UIA 300 acres of land to build an industrial park
LIRA – Lira District Local Government has offered 300 acres of land that was formerly Aler farm, in Ngetta sub-county, to Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to build an industrial park. The Lira…
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Nebbi community offers 500 acres of land to UIA for the construction of an Industrial park
Nebbi – More than 500 acres of lands located along Pakwach-Nebbi road has been offered to Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) by the community of Omvuro Village, in Mbaro East in Nyaravur-Angal Town…
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Minister intervenes in a family land conflict that stalled an oil road project
KIKUUBE – The State Minister for Works, Fred Byamukama, has intervened in a land conflict that has stalled the construction works of 25.7km Kabaale-Kiziranfumbi critical oil road project in Kikuube district. Kabaale-Kiziranfumbi…
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Museveni castigates court on Ekalungar murder case
ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Museveni has castigated the Courts of Law for what he called a lenient sentence in the murder case of Francis Ekarungar. Museveni says, the sentence of life imprisonment…
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Ker Kwaro Acholi wants local leaders oriented on the Parish Development Model program
ACHOLI – Ker Kwaro Acholi (KKA), the Acholi Cultural Institution has appealed to the government to consider orienting local leaders if the Parish Development Model (PDM) is to succeed in the region.…
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Kikuube RDC orders the arrest of police officers for acting unprofessionally
KIKUUBE – Several police officers in Kikuube district are in trouble over corruption and failure to carry out their duties professionally. The accused police officers are; the Officer in-Charge (OC) of Kyarushesha…
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Cancer experts appeal for regional children cancer centers
UGANDA – Cancer experts are appealing for regional children cancer centers in the country. Currently, the only cancer treatment center for children is at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Dr Fadhil Geriga, a…
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Delayed compensation by Chinese company worries Thidwer Community
NEBBI – The community of Thidwer village, in Olago parish, Padwot sub-county in Nebbi District are concerned about delayed compensation by Mukoda Engineering Works Limited, a Chinese company carrying out stone quarry…
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We can’t fight corruption without investigators-IGG
GULU – The Inspectorate General of Government (IGG), has attributed failure in the prosecution of the corruption cases in Acholi sub-region to a limited number of the criminal investigators. The IGG Regional…
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Why Zimbabwe’s ‘great river people’ feel cut off from their trade
ZIMBABWE – BaTonga tribe traditionally made their living fishing along the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba. But expensive permits and national fishing industry regulations are impeding their way of life. Farai Matiashe…
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