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Hoima city residents protest over day in road construction
HOIMA– Police in Hoima Oil City spent hours trying to arrest a group of youth who had staged a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday accusing an Indian investor of delaying construction works on…
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PDM: Nyowa officials tasked to refund over Shs 200mln
NWOYA- Officials in Nwoya district have been asked to refund Shs 208 million meant for the operationalisation of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The funds were meant to identify PDM beneficiaries, enterprise…
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Local coffee exporter KDS now wants youth as industry game-changers
Kampala Domestic Stores Limited (KDS), one of Uganda’s largest indigenous coffee exporters, said they want to skill youth within central Uganda and get them involved in the coffee value chain as a…
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Pader district boss on the spot over diverting grinding machine
PADER-Justine Ocen, the Pader District LCV Vice Chairperson is on the spot for allegedly diverting a maize grinding machine meant for Porogali Sub-county. The machine, which was acquired by the government through…
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Butaleja leaders divided over wetland demarcation
BUTALEJA – Leaders in Butaleja district have disagreed over the ongoing demarcation of wetlands in the area. Government has embarked on boundary demarcation of Nakwasi wetlands in Butaleja district amid protests from…
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Masaka city authorities seek funds for repair of USMID roads
MASAKA-Authorities in Masaka city want government to provide more funds for the maintenance of roads constructed under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme [ USMID ] funded by the World…
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Residents irked by poor roads in Sebei Sub-region
KAPCHORWA: The poor state of community roads in Sebei Sub-region is partly to blame for the poverty that residents face, as farmers find it difficult to deliver their agricultural produce to markets,…
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Price of shea nuts shoots up in northern Uganda
OTUKE– The price of shea nuts in northern Uganda, especially in Otuke district and other shea parkland areas has gone up due to the high demand being experienced. A kilogramme of shea…
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MPs irked as stench from KCCA’s Kiteezi landfill chokes residents
KAMPALA– Legislators on parliament’s Committee on Climate Change are disturbed by the poor state of the Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA]’s landfill in Kiteezi, Wakiso district. During an oversight visit to the…
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Mayhem in Kasese with 16 dead, six injured and one missing in tell-tale flooding
The Tuesday mudslide coming after a heavy downpour in Kasese district’s Rukooki sub-county has left 16 people confirmed dead as rescue workers continue to look for bodies under the debris. Some six…
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