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Shs 14mln recovered as Pallisa district officials are probed over extortion of job seekers
PALLISA- Police in Pallisa are investigating members of the District Service Commission [DSC], technical staff, and politicians over allegations of corruption and extorting staff in the recruitment process. The Resident District Commissioner…
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Leaders ask Museveni to intervene in Kikuube land row
KIKUUBE– Leaders in Kikuube district have asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to resettle more than 1,000 people who have since February last year pitched camp at the offices of the Kikuube resident…
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Mbale MP uses own money to construct local road
MBALE– The Mbale Northern City Division Member of Parliament, Seth Wambede Kizangi days ago launched the construction of Lwaso road to ease transportation in the area. The road works are expected to…
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Omoro: Food security ordinance in offing
OMORO– Omoro district local government is in the process of developing a nutrition and food security ordinance in a bid to fight food shortage that was experienced by some families in 2022.…
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210 local council chairpersons receive bicycles from govt
MBARARA– A total of 210 bicycles have been handed over to Local Council I [LC I] and Local Council II [LCII] chairpersons in 24 wards and 186 villages in Mbarara City after…
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Prices of meat in Aduku shoot up
KWANIA –The scarcity of animals for slaughter has compelled butcheries in Aduku Town Council in Kwania District to hike the prices of various kinds of meat. A kilogramme of goat meat and…
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Teso professionals launch plan to fight poverty
SOROTI-Professionals hailing from Teso Sub-region under their umbrella codenamed Ateker Professionals Initiative for Development [APID] have launched a-10 year poverty eradication strategic plan. The plan was launched this week during APID’s first…
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Verification Mission to assess Somalia’s readiness to join EAC launched
KAMPALA-The East African Community [EAC] today officially launched the Verification Mission to assess the Federal Republic of Somalia’s readiness to join the Community. The verification team comprising experts from the EAC Partner…
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Fort Portal City grappling with Shs 10bln debt
FORT PORTAL – Fort Portal City is currently struggling to pay a debt of about Shs 10 billion as compensation for damages arising out of about 60 court cases the institution has…
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Ministers asked to present statement on Entebbe Airport extortions
KAMPALA-The Ministers for Works and Internal Affairs have been directed to present a joint statement to the House on allegations of extortions taking place at Entebbe International Airport. The directive by Deputy…
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