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Gov’t to increase scholarships for students with disabilities
KOLE - As part of affirmative action, government is committed to increasing the number of scholarships for students with disabilities so that they join higher institutions of learning such as universities. The…
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LCIII and LCV chairpersons seek special meeting with Museveni over payrise
SOROTI-The district and sub-county chairpersons under the umbrella of Uganda Local Government Association [ULGA] are demanding a special meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over their salary enhancement. ULGA unites all local governments…
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Bunyoro land grabbers accused of targeting Land Fund
KIKUUBE– Locals in the oil-rich Bunyoro Sub-region are concerned that land grabbers are targeting to illegally benefit from the Land Fund established by government to pay absentee landlords whose land is occupied…
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Local gov’t councils in Masaka urged to prioritise PWDs in fight against poverty
MASAKA –Rights advocates in Masaka district have appealed to leaders at all levels of local government councils to put more emphasis on mainstreaming issues affecting persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] into…
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GULU: Local council leaders call for uniform allowances
GULU– Local council representatives at the different levels of local governments are calling for the streamlining of the variations in their sitting allowances, saying they are all facing the same economic hardships.…
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Hope as IFMS is commissioned in Kwania district
KWANIA– Leaders in Kwania district have welcomed the installation of Integrated Financial Management System [ IFMS ] with the hope of improving service delivery in the district. The IFMS is an automated…
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Tororo SAGE beneficiaries receive cash
TORORO-The elderly in Tororo district benefiting from the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment [SAGE] programme received their monthly stipend on Tuesday. Every month government through SAGE programme gives Shs 25,000 to every…
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Gulu Main Market vendors want renovations fast-tracked
GULU-Vendors under the umbrella of Gulu Main Market Vendors Association are demanding the fast-tracking of the remaining construction works and general renovations of the multi-billion shilling facility. In 2021, government announced plans…
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Minister Mayanja directs Hoima Sugar Limited to compensate evictees
KIKUUBE– The State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja has restored hope for 300 families living in Kigyayo Internally displaced people’s [IDP] camp in Kizirafumbi Sub-county, Kikuube district after he directed that…
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Mbarara: Gov’t to secure land titles for over 100 families living on disputed land
MBARARA– The Uganda Land Commission [ULC] is in preparations to process land titles for over 114 families living on contested land in Rwenjeru South, Biharwe division in Mbarara City. The plans started…
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