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OPM to host conference on SDGs
MBARARA – The Office of the Prime Minister will on June 22-23, 2023 host the Uganda Annual Sustainable Development Goals [ SDGs ] Conference [UASDGC]. According to Onesmus Kansiime, the knowledge management…
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Park animals not responsible for spreading FMD, UWA tells farmers, others
KIRUHURA– A section of veterinary doctors and farmers in western Uganda have for some time blamed the increase in the spread of foot and mouth disease [ FMD ] in the area…
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River Semliki washes away over 10 villages as it bursts its banks
NTOROKO – Following heavy rains in Ntoroko district, River Semliki burst its banks washing away 10 villages and displacing over 1000 residents. Residents from the 10 villages of Kayanja, Kyobe, Masaka, Karugaju,…
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Lira district struggling to recover Shs 808mln disbursed under YLP
LIRA – Lira district is struggling to recover Shs 808 million disbursed to various youth groups under Youth Livelihood Programme [ YLP ]. In the financial year 2014/2015, Lira district funded 127…
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Global coffee exports drop 9.6 percent in March 2023
KAMPALA-Global green bean exports in March 2023 totalled 10.90 million bags, as compared with 12.06mln bags in the same month of the previous year, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] says in its…
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Karimojong cattle raids : Acholi leaders urge OPM to provide emergency relief
AGAGO – Leaders in Acholi Sub-region want the Office of the Prime Minister [OPM] to consider providing emergency relief to the victims of cattle rustling in Agago and Kitgum districts. Currently, the…
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Heavy rains disrupt business in Mbarara
MBARARA – A heavy downpour in Mbarara City has washed away bridges, roads, houses, and other infrastructure, disrupting normal life there, with businesses in the city being one of the most affected…
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Mbale women urged to embrace govt programmes
MBALE – Women in Mbale City have been urged to embrace government programmes initiated to eradicate household poverty. The call was made days ago by Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, the chairperson of Women’s…
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Police investigating murder of minister Engola
KAMPALA-The territorial police in Kampala Metropolitan, is actively investigating the tragic murder by shooting of the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Rtd. Col. Charles Okello Engola, by his…
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Over 1,000 chimpanzees killed in 12 years
KIKUUBE – Conservationists in Uganda say over 1,000 chimpanzees have been killed in the country in the last 12 years. According to Dr. Joshua Rukundo, the executive director of Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife…
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