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Pader district farmers get ox-ploughs to boost production
PADER – Hundreds of farmers from various sub counties in Pader district have received ox-ploughs to boost their farming. The 180 ox-ploughs were distributed by Country Side Harvester, a farmer-led organisation to…
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Kaguta bridge constructed in Lira
LIRA – The government has commissioned Kaguta Bridge in Agweng sub-county, Lira district to connect two districts of the Lango sub region. The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Aceng commissioned the bridge…
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Atiak Technical Student Association wait for government’s response 20 years later
GULU – Government is yet to respond to the request for support by the Atiak Technical Students Survivors Association in 2000. The students survived an attack by the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA]…
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Gulu University seeks Shs 27b to set up juice producing factory
GULU – Gulu University is seeking at least Shs27 billion to set up a complete, independent juice processing factory. Last year, the University launched the “Gulu University Muyeme Juice” pilot project which majorly…
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Elegu Market: Land owners demand relocation of vendors
ELEGU– The owners of pieces of land on which hundreds of vendors at the Elegu border market have been operating are demanding that the vendors should go off their land to pave…
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Bee farmers advise govt to recruit more entomologists
LIRA – Bee farmers in the Lango sub region have urged the government to recruit more Entomology officers to train farmers on beekeeping as a business for income generation. Professional entomologists contribute…
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Lira LC5 turns down minister’s letter to suspend land board
LIRA -The Lira district LC5 Chairperson, Richard Cox Okello Orik has turned down a directive by the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba to suspend six members of the…
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Luo communities form coalition to fight poverty
GULU – The Luo speaking communities in the different parts of Uganda have formed a coalition to fight poverty and improve livelihoods of the vulnerable communities across the country. The coalition which…
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Shs116b Lira-Kamdini road construction launched
LIRA – The government has launched the reconstruction of Lira –Kamdini road which covers 75km stretch in the three districts of the Lango sub region. State Minister for Works and Transport, Musa…
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Minister tasks MPs to mobilise people to get out of poverty
WEST NILE – After very many interventions by government to eradicate poverty across the country failed, the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has tasked MPs to mobilise Ugandans for the Parish Development Model…
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