East Africa
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Low Shea Nuts Production Worries Otuke Farmers
OTUKE – Persistent reduction of Shea nuts yield is worrying Otuke farmers. Otuke, being among districts in Uganda with high Shea nuts production, has continued to produce less fruits for the last…
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Staff Housing Project At Gulu Hospital Still Stalling
GULU – The construction of multibillion staff housing at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has failed to get complete eight years after it was commissioned. The hospital had secured Shs 6.8 billion from…
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OWC to Cluster Beneficiaries For Value Addition
GULU – The second phase of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) is aiming at clustering beneficiaries into primary and secondary societies, to enable them add value to their products and increase the market.…
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Nebbi Municipality Generates Local Revenue In Lockups Giveaway
NEBBI – Nebbi Municipal Council has generated more than Shs 200 million local revenue in lockups give away to local developers for the construction of taxi and bus terminals. The construction of…
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Oil And Gas Sector Tickles Tycoons To Form Association
HOIMA – As Uganda heads towards the oil and gas production phase, businessmen and women in Bunyoro sub-region have started a process of forming an association which will help them tap into…
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Extremely Hot Weather Hinders Alternative Feeds Project
GULU – Extremely hot weather has hampered efforts by poultry and fish farmers in parts of Acholi sub region to breed black soldier fly larvae as alternative feeds for fish and poultry.…
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Katakwi SACCOs Receive Emyooga Money
KATAKWI – Katakwi district has revealed that close to Shs 1.5 billion has been disbursed to different Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) in the district as part of the Emyooga presidential…
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Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Gets Funding For Regional Incinerator
GULU – Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has secured a World Bank funding of $5.3 million; approximately Shs 19 billion for the construction of a modern regional incinerator for Northern Uganda. Dr. Elima…
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Government Accused Of Duping A SACCO
HOIMA – Hoima district elderly person’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCO) leaders have accused the government of duping them and protested the delivery of three piglets by the Ministry of Gender…
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Lira City Vendors Shun Directive To Spend Nights In Markets
LIRA – Vendors selling foodstuffs in Lira City have disregarded a directive by President Yoweri Museveni to spend nights in markets as a measure to control the spread of Covid-19, as Uganda…
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