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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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Legislators to have midterm access to pension contributions
KAMPALA-Members of the Parliamentary Pension Scheme are poised to access 20 percent of the money they contributed if President Museveni assents to an amended bill. The Parliamentary Pensions [Amendment] Bill, 2022, introduced…
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Museveni sends back fisheries bill to parliament as UPDF is mentioned
KAMPALA-President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021 to parliament for reconsideration, saying that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] must play a significant role in safeguarding the fisheries…
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Police boss asks Ugandans to conserve lions
KAMPALA-Ugandans living near protected areas such as game parks have been urged to desist from bad activities that bring them into conflict with the wildlife, especially lions that continue to be killed.…
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Hunger looms in Katakwi district as floods destroy farms
KATWAKI– A food crisis in Katakwi district is likely to worsen as floods occasioned by the ongoing heavy rains continue to devastate the area, leaving several hectares of different crops on farms…
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