East Africa
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Nebbi farmers shun cotton growing over short term crops
NEBBI – For the last three years, cotton growers in Nebbi district have shunned cotton growing for short term crops like rice due to consistent fluctuations in the price of cotton. Most…
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Acholi leaders question the contribution of investors in community empowerment
ACHOLI – Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) and Ker Kwaro Acholi (KKA), the Acholi Cultural Institution has questioned the contribution of the several investors in the sub-region on socio-economic empowerment of the community.…
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Government injects Shs 527m towards the completion of two health facilities in Alebtong.
ALEBTONG – Government has committed Shs 527m towards the completion of two health facilities in Alebtong district to improve access to healthcare services. The health facilities were among the 60 in the…
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Soroti farmers receive 5 tons of seedlings for the new planting season
SOROTI – Soroti district farmers have received 5 tons of beans from the office of the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] Secretariat under Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] program. According to Moses Echeku,…
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Local leaders, investors demand for inclusion in Karuma power transmission line.
NWOYA – Local leaders and Investors from Acholi Sub Region have demanded inclusion of the Sub Region to benefit from the Karuma Power Project which is nearing completion. According to the current…
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Bribery and ghost beneficiaries discovered in Emyooga SACCOs scam
BUHWEJU – Buhweju legislators have discovered that Emyooga money was divided amongst the district technocrats instead of the recommended residents in the informal sector by the Presidential directive. The Deputy Speaker, Hon.…
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Experts Explain Failure of Artificial Insemination in Gulu as Dairy Farmers Count Losses
GULU – The knowledge gaps on artificial insemination is painfully affecting livestock farmers in Gulu as a number of their animals have reportedly taken years without conception. Some of the farmers who…
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US Government Earmarks $ 35 Million for HIV Management in Acholi as Infection Rate Doubles
GULU – The United States government has earmarked $35 million about Shs 123.3 billion for the management of the Human Immune Virus [HIV] in the Acholi Sub Region as the rate of…
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Member drags Kyotamanya SACCO to Court over Shs. 20 million debt
MASINDI – John Byaruhanga commonly known as Bizimungu, a resident of Bubanda village in Ntooma Parish, Bwijanga Sub County, Masindi district has dragged Kyotamanya Savings and Credit Society Organization [SACCO] to Masindi…
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Hundreds of Nwoya Farmers disconnected from market
NWOYA – Hundreds of farmers in Alero and Lungulu Sub Counties in the Nwoya district have been cut off from accessing markets for their produce after a major road became impassable due…
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