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Lira market vendors protest delayed relocation of street vendors
LIRA– Lira Main Market vendors in Lira City are protesting the delayed reallocation of other vendors operating on the nearby streets, saying they are losing business to their rivals who don’t pay…
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Veterinarians launch training and exhibitions for livestock farmers
MASAKA-Veterinarians under the umbrella of Uganda Veterinary Association [UVA] have launched a series of regional training and exhibitions for livestock farmers. The President of UVA Central Chapter, Dr. Ismail Asiimwe while commissioning…
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Clergymen endorse new policy to weed out untrained pastors in Uganda
LIRA-Government has commenced a stakeholders’ consultative meeting to seek public views on the new religious policy intended to phase out the untrained pastors following numerous complaints about their conduct. The religious policy…
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Hoima farmers worried as strange disease ravages cassava farms
HOIMA-Farmers in Kigorobya Sub-county, Hoima district are counting losses following the outbreak of a strange disease that is ravaging cassava gardens. The disease affects the plant as it matures, causing the tubers…
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Otuke gets Shs 1.5bln Business and Governance Centre
OTUKE-The United Nations Capital Development Fund [UNCDF] through Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU] has constructed Shs 1.5 billion Business and Governance Centre in Otuke district to enhance local revenue and create…
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IRS: Adjumani spray operators protest delayed payment of allowances
ADJUMANI: Spray operators and team leaders contracted on behalf of the Ministry of Health by Adjumani district local government to implement the indoor residual spraying [ IRS ] in the area have…
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Schools urged to engage in agricultural practices
SOROTI– Schools in Uganda have been asked to actively participate in agricultural practices as one of the ways of preparing the learners to engage in production after school. The call was made…
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EU refurbishes testing lab, poultry hatchery worth Shs 340mln
LIRA-The European Union [EU] through Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU] has renovated a dilapidated seed testing laboratory and poultry hatchery worth Shs 340 million at Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development…
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District officials in trouble over misuse of Shs 210mln for Budongo Seed School
MASINDI – Masindi district councilors want action taken against officials who allegedly diverted Shs 210 million meant for the procurement of ICT equipment for Budongo Seed School in Nyantonzi Sub-county. In 2019…
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Karamoja: Leaders to end cross-border criminality
KAABONG: Senior leaders and top security commanders in Karamoja Sub-region have pledged to do more to end cross-border criminality among the Dodoth in Kaabong district in Uganda and Turkana in Kenya. Their…
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