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Namisindwa district fails to recover over Shs 710mln from youth
NAMISINDWA, September 19, 2023 – Authorities in Namisindwa district in Eastern Uganda have failed to recover more than Shs 710 million advanced to the youth under the Youth Livelihood Programme [YLP]. Launched…
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Minister urges headteachers to plant trees in schools
SOROTI, September 12, 2023 – The Minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysestom Muyingo, has asked school headteachers in the country to embrace the Greening Project which encourages the planting of…
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Excitement as Butebo receives modern ambulance
BUTEBO, September 12, 2023 – Keddi Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation has donated a well-equipped ambulance to Butebo district in a bid to reduce maternal mortality. The emergency response vehicle registration Number UBP…
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Bugisu coffee dealers trained on quality standards
MBALE, September 11, 2023 – The Uganda Quality Coffee Traders’ and Processors Association [UQCTPA] has trained coffee dealers in Bugisu Sub-region to enable them to increase productivity. UQCTPA brings together over 3,000…
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Trade committee begins probe into cooperatives over war loss money
JINJA, September 6, 2023 – Parliament’s Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry has commenced investigations into the alleged mismanagement of government funds released to cooperative societies/unions. The investigation was ordered by Speaker…
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Money lender attacked, robbed Shs 10mln
NAMISINDWA – A prominent money lender in Namisindwa district was Sunday midnight attacked and robbed of Shs10 million at his home. According to police, John Luwengele, a resident of Wafuluya cell, Lusantsa ward…
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Traders appeal for help as fire razes Mbale market
MBALE – Traders and market vendors operating in Kumi road market in Mbale City have appealed to government to rescue them after fire gutted their kiosks, destroying merchandise worth millions of shillings.…
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Minister dissolves Soroti Main Market leadership over corruption
SOROTI – The Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi, has dissolved the leadership of Soroti Main Market in Soroti City over corruption tendencies. During his tour of the market on Friday, Magyezi…
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URA launches e-receipt tax campaign in Mbale City
MBALE – The Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] has launched the electronic fiscal receipting and invoicing solution [EFRIS] to ease tax collection. EFRIS is an automated compliance process established by the URA which…
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NGO donates 150 bicycles to local environmental activists
SOROTI – Environmental activists in Teso-Sub-region who have been sensitising communities on climate change will now move smoothly after receiving bicycles from Shine Africa Foundation -Teso [SAF-Teso], an indigenous Ugandan non-profit organization.…
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