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Low uptake of PDM funds worries Kwania leaders
KWANIA – The low uptake of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds in Kwania district has left leaders worried. PDM, launched by President Yoweri Museveni in February 2022 is expected to lift…
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PDM: Shs 36mln mismanaged in Amolatar as lunatic among ghost beneficiaries
AMOLATAR – Police in Amolatar district are investigating the alleged mismanagement of Shs 36 million meant for the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The Amolatar district LC5 chairperson, Geoffrey Ocen…
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YLP funds recovery rate in Lira City at 29 percent
LIRA – The recovery of funds disbursed to the youth in Lira City under the Youth Livelihood Programme [ YLP ] stands at 29 percent, according to officials. Lira City first received…
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MP Apea boosts Amolatar VSLAs with over Shs 130mln
OMOLATAR – Amolatar district Woman Member of Parliament, Dr Agnes Apea has donated Shs 135 million to 480 Village Savings and Loans Associations [VSLAs] in the district. While handing over a cheque…
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Misuse of PDM funds worries Acholi leaders
GULU – Leaders in Acholi Sub-region are worried that the recently disbursed Parish Development Model [ PDM ] funds will leave the targeted beneficiaries still poor because they have spent the money…
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Lango cultural leader calls for revival of cotton growing
Lira– The Paramount Chief of Lango Cultural Foundation, Mzee Yosam Odur Ebii, has called on farmers in the region to revive growing of cotton as one of the approaches to improving household…
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Lango youth urged d to embrace saving culture
KWANIA – Dr. Joseph Abraham Odongkara, the former UK Principal Commercial Judge, now the provincial secretary attached to the Diocese of West Lango, has challenged the young people in Lango Sub-region to…
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MP Auma asks women to embrace PDM
LIRA – The Woman Member of Parliament representing Lira district, Linda Auma has called upon women to pick interest in the Parish Development Model [PDM] and Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] if…
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Contaminated food driving cancer cases in Northern Uganda
GULU – Contaminated food is partly responsible for the increase in the number of cancer cases in Northern Uganda, according to a medical expert. Amos Obote, head of operations at Northern Uganda…
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Govt to establish skilling centre in Lira City
LIRA – The Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development [MGLSD], Betty Amongi has said the government plans to establish a skilling centre in Lira City and support 200 vulnerable girls with…
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