East Africa
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Savings Group enabling better care for children with disabilities
AMURU – Parents of children with various forms of impairment in Jimo village, Agwayugi parish, Lamogi sub-county in Amuru district have formed a savings group to help fund their children’s education. The…
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Implementers of EACOP project to give 30% project uplift to PAPs
HOIMA – Total Energies, one of the companies implementing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, has promised to give 15% annual project uplift to deal with the issue of delayed…
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UPDF starts construction on Mukakati-Semuliki road inside DRC
Ituri – The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has started construction works on the most strategic feeder roads into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that runs through to Ituri Province from…
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Mbarara awards 17 contracts worth Shs.1billion, as local contractors are warned of shoddy work
MBARARA – Mbarara district leaders led by their LCV Chairman Didas Tabaro have awarded 17 construction contracts to local companies worth Shs.1,148,476, 966. Some of the companies that were awarded contracts include; …
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Gulu Regional Referral Hospital gets new maternity ward
GULU – The Japanese government through Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) have handed over the new building for a maternity ward at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital to the Ministry of Health. The…
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Farmers reject OWC Cassava inputs over poor quality
KIKUUBE – Farmers in Buhimba town council and sub-county in Kikuube district have rejected cassava inputs which were supplied to them by Operation Wealth Creation (OWC). The farmers in Buhimba town council…
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Masindi boda-boda riders hold elections amidst tight security
MASINDI – The members of Masindi Motorcycle Operators Association (MAMOA) held their elections under tight security at Masindi stadium in Masindi town. More than 1000 members of MAMOA participated in the elections…
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Bugisu Cooperative Union’s Nandala Mafabi is contesting for Board Chairmanship of UCA
Seasoned cooperator Nathan Nandala Mafabi, is contesting to be the next Board Chairman of Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA). He is buoyant about prospects of UCA under his tested leadership. The UCA Annual…
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Increased corruption tendencies worry CSOs in Bunyoro
HOIMA – Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Bunyoro region have expressed concern over the increasing corruption tendencies among government institutions. This was revealed during a dialogue between anti-corruption activists and Hoima…
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Minister urges the investigative arms of government to interest themselves in corruption
SOROTI – The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Hon. Rose Lilly Akello has urged the government’s investigative arms in Teso region to take keen interest in cases of corruption. This was following…
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