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Miss Tourism Nabukonde calls for promotion of domestic tourism
MBALE, October 31, 2023 – The newly crowned Miss Tourism Uganda has urged Ugandans and the government to preserve the country’s cultural heritage and promote domestic tourism. Domestic tourism refers to the travel…
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MPs direct Health Ministry on CT scan user fees
MBALE, October 30, 2023 – Parliament’s Committee on Government Assurances and Implementation has directed the Ministry of Health to harmonise its position on the user fees charged for Computed Tomography [CT] scan…
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PDM leaders arrested for registering non-residents
NAMISINDWA, October 30, 2023 – At least five leaders of the Parish Development Model Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations [PDM SACCOs] in Namwenule Ward, Bumbo town council in Namisindwa district in eastern…
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Zonal industrial hubs initiative will empower Ugandan youth, says Kumi RDC
KUMI, October 27, 2023 – The Kumi Resident District Commissioner, Ahmed Washaki has said the zonal industrial hubs under the Presidential Initiative on Skilling Uganda are set to revolutionise youth empowerment in…
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Karamoja: Slow progress of PDM implementation worries MPs
KAMPALA, October 25, 2023 – Members of Parliament on the Committee of Public Service and Local Government are concerned about the level of implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the…
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Namisindwa: Four arrested over extorting PDM beneficiaries
NAMISINDWA, October 25, 2023 – Three officials from Bukhabusi Sub-county in Namisindwa district have been arrested for allegedly asking the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] to give them part of…
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Teso cultural leaders urged to identify beneficiaries of GROW Project
SOROTI, October 25, 2023 – The Minister of State for Gender, Labour, and Social Development [Disability Affairs], Hellen Asamo has urged Teso cultural leaders to identify women who will benefit from the…
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Karamoja leaders to be empowered as role models in communities
NAKASEKE, October 19, 2023 – Government has pledged to empower Karamoja leaders as role models to aid the economic transformation of the sub-region. According to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, plans to develop…
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FAO donates livestock vaccines to Karamoja and Elgon regions
Kampala, October 16, 2023 –The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [ FAO ] recently donated an assortment of livestock vaccines worth US$1 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal…
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UNBS moves to enforce food standards in schools
MBALE, October 11, 2023 – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards [UNBS] has directed schools in Eastern Uganda to purchase foodstuffs from only certified suppliers. The UNBS made the call while training…
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