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Tooro Premier resigns; King Oyo appoints successor
Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Bernard Tungakwo resigned abruptly last week and immediately King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV appointed Steven Frankstone Kiyinji to replace him. In a letter dated August 20…
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Lango Presidential Industrial hub kicks off youth training
The Lango Presidential Zonal Industrial hub at Lira University in Lira City has kicked off the training of youths in skills development and value addition to agricultural produce. A total of 220…
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Now Nabbanja gets into Bugoma forest saga
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has intervened in the long-running battle to save the Budongo forest reserve that has been a thorn in the neck of communities for such a long time. Nabbanja…
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Amuru needs 16 bln to avert floods
The Amuru District Disaster Management Committee (DMC) has said it needs a total of Shs 16 billion to mitigate against the possible impact of flooding in the Elegu Town Council. Elegu is…
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Regional weather experts predict no rain till December
The Eastern African region is likely to have a longer than expected drought stretching from October to December 2022, weather experts have predicted. According to the IGAD Climate Change Prediction and Application…
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Soroti residents blame “a lax police” for a spate of armed robberies
Residents of Soroti City have castigated the police over laxity after a wave of armed robberies hit the area, leaving them in palpable fear. On Wednesday at around 8:30 pm Solomon Eluku,…
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Heavy rains wreak havoc in Oyam, hunger feared
Heavy rains have displaced several families and left trails of destruction in Oyam District, with freshly planted crops destroyed and houses brought to the ground. About 2,000 households in Myene and Kamdini…
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Gulu gets jobs and crashes plastics problem via the Takataka recycling group
Takataka Plastics, a social enterprise recycling plastics in Gulu City, is helping fight unemployment and garbage troubles. Started in in 2020, Takataka employs 35 people who recycle plastics and turn them to…
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UBL launches App for beer deliveries
Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), one of the largest two brewers, has launched a digital application so agents and large bar owners can place quick orders for beer to be delivered at their…
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Kikuube soldiers extort money from poor farmers
Security agencies in the Albertine Region are investigating soldiers accused of extorting money from poor farmers before they can allow them to harvest their crops on Hoima Sugar land. Over 200 farmers levelled…
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