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Roads: Leaders demand increased funding
Leaders in the Acholi sub region have asked the central government to increase funds for the roads, saying most roads in the region are impassible, especially during the rainy season. This comes…
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Museveni assures people of livestock compensation
LIRA– The government is committed to compensating claimants who lost their cattle during the insecurity in north and eastern Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni has said. Museveni said the compensation has since delayed…
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Dokolo district LCV Chairman, CAO involved in smear campaign
DOKOLO– Dokolo district Chief Administrative Officer [CAO] Isa Mbooge, has brushed off accusations brought against him by the district LCV Chairman James Otto Apili, as unfounded, the CAO adding that he is…
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Pay your loans, top govt officials warn Ugandans
KAMPALA– Ugandans who don’t want to pay back their loans are giving a bad image to the country, top government officials have said. The Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the…
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Mbarara district officials tasked to refund over Shs 5mln
MBARARA- Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee [PAC] has grilled the Mbarara district Chief Administrative Officer Edward Kasagara [CAO] and Principal Human Resource Officer Allan Kagaba for causing the district a financial loss of…
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Katakwi model farmers receive in-calf heifers
KATAKWI– The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] through the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] has distributed 20 in-calf Friesian heifers to selected women farmers in Katakwi district. This follows…
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Oil companies take over land for absentee landlords in Bunyoro
HOIMA – Government has okayed the oil companies to use the land purportedly owned by absentee landlords in the oil-rich Bunyoro sub region. Through the Petroleum Authority of Uganda [PAU], government has…
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Museveni roots for 4-acre farming approach to boost household incomes
OMORO– President Museveni is rooting for small-scale commercial farming approach in order to boost household incomes in northern Uganda. This comes at a time when the Acholi Sub-region, according to a survey…
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UIA organises Uganda-DRC Investment Promotion Summit and Market Access Expo
KAMPALA– Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, through Uganda Investment Authority [UIA], is organizing the first ever Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]Investment Promotion Summit and Market Access Expo slated for…
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UAE Ministry of Economy partners with ICA-AP to boost the co-op sector
DUBAI – The Ministry of Economy of the United Arab Emirates days ago signed a co-operation agreement with the International Cooperative Alliance – through the latter’s Asia-Pacific Regional Office [ICA-AP], which aims…
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