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Prices of foodstuffs rise in Kikuube district
KIKUUBE – Residents of Kikuube district are grappling with high prices of beans and posho arising from the low supply of the foodstuffs. Bosco Sebazungu, a resident of Waraganza trading center in…
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Lack of funds frustrates road works in Mbarara City
MBARARA – The mayor of Mbarara City, Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi has said the completion of road works in the city is slow due to the delay in the release of funds from…
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Bill regulating competition among businesses passed
KAMPALA – Parliament last week passed the Competition Bill 2022 aimed at facilitating fair competition in markets and prevent practices having adverse impacts on competition in markets. The bill primarily seeks to…
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Gov’t withdraws €500mln request amid sovereignty concerns
KAMPALA – Government has withdrawn a financing request of €500 million from Amarog Capital Limited and Sovereign Infrastructure Group over concerns regarding tax waivers on interest and fees, as well as the…
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UHRC releases 25th annual report at parliament
KAMPALA – The Uganda Human Rights Commission [ UHRC ] has been commended for capturing socio-economic issues in their 25th annual report. Breaking away from the tradition of focusing solely on political…
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Karimojong cattle raids: Museveni directs compensation of victims
LIRA – President Yoweri Museveni has directed that people killed or injured during cattle raids carried out by the Karimojong warriors in Lango, Acholi, and Teso sub-regions be compensated. Meeting political, religious…
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Karimojong cattle raids: Acholi leaders demand increased security, compensation
GULU-Acholi leaders have placed several demands including boosting security to curtail the surging cases of cattle raids by the suspected Karimojong warriors. The leaders, including politicians, religious and traditional made the damnds…
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Northern Uganda: Leaders ask govt to find lasting solution to cattle rustling
KIRA- Local leaders in Northern Uganda have advised the government to find a permanent solution to the Karimojong cattle raids that have left some people losing their lives. Among others, the leaders…
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UWEP boosts livelihoods of women in Lira district
LIRA– The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] is boosting the livelihoods of women in Lira district, according to reports. UWEP is an initiative of the Government of Uganda aimed at improving access…
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Confusion as minister halts surveying of Omukama Iguru’s land
KIKUUBE – The State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja has stopped the exercise of surveying a big chunk of land in Kikuube district, allegedly belonging to Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Rukirabasaija Agutamba…
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