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Lango MPs urge govt on affordable education
LIRA– Members of Parliament [MPs] under the umbrella of Lango Parliamentary Group [LPG] have asked government to intervene and make secondary school education affordable to the children of poor parents in the…
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Gulu city residents oppose plan to build industrial park
GULU- Residents of Koro Lajwatek Cell, Pageya Ward, Laroo-Pece Division in Gulu city have outrightly rejected a plan by the city council to establish an industrial park in their settlement. The council…
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aBi Finance Limited readies loans for Tier IV MFIs and SACCOs
KAMPALA– Tier IV Microfinance institutions [MFIs] and SACCOs in Northern and Eastern Uganda looking for funding no longer have to worry. This is because aBi Finance Holdings Limited has availed concessional loans…
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Amuru rice dealers on the spot over cheating customers
AMURU– Rice buyers at Pabbo town council located along Amuru- Elegu- South Sudan Highway, have raised a red flag as the dealers have made it a habit to cheat them through fake…
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Cooperatives shun joining agricultural insurance
GULU – Cooperators under West Acholi Cooperative Union, covering Gulu, Omoro, Amuru, Nwoya districts, and Gulu City, have shunned joining agricultural insurance, according to officials. In the financial year, 2016/2017, the agricultural…
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NGO trains entrepreneurs on digital economy
GULU– Pollicy, a feminist-led civic organization focused on influencing a data culture, promoting the use of shared data platforms, building analytical capacity, and advocating for digital rights and improved data, has launched the…
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Over 6,000 Nwoya farmers stuck with ready mangoes
NWOYA– Over 6,000 fruit farmers in Nwoya district do not have market for their ready mangoes as there is no juice-processing factory in the district to add value to the fruits. The…
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Cattle compensation exercise on-going in affected districts
OTUKE– The government has started compensating 92,000 claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso sub-regions after their heads of cattle and other domestic animals were looted during the insurgency in northern Uganda. Deputy…
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Museveni commits to end Apaa clashes, blames leaders
OTUKE– President Yoweri Museveni has committed to ending the violent clashes in the Apaa area. The area is claimed by both the Acholi and Madi communities, alongside Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA], a…
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ICC assures of compensation of LRA victims in Northern Uganda
LIRA– The International Criminal Court [ ICC ] has assured victims of the two decades Lord`s Resistance Army [LRA] rebellion in Northern Uganda of compensation. Updating stakeholders on the progress of Dominic…
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