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NRM urges religious and cultural leaders to help masses fight poverty
OMORO- Richard Todwong, the Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement [ NRM ] Party, has interested the religious and cultural leaders in Omoro district and the entire Sub region to…
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Lack of tea policy affecting Uganda’s farmers
FORT PORTAL– Tea is Uganda’s third most important agricultural export earner after coffee and fish, but tea farmers say they need a policy to regulate the sector. It is one of the…
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NARO urged to save bees
LIRA– The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation [TUNADO], has advised farmers in northern Uganda and the National Agricultural Research Organization to use friendly pesticides to spray crops so that bees are able…
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Arrests, a solution to recovery of Emyooga money in Mbarara
MBARARA – The misuse of Emyooga SACCO money has sparked tension in Mbarara City where some of the culprits, who include a government official and SACCO leaders were arrested. So far, Mbarara…
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Soroti bus and taxi operators abandon new park
SOROTI– Bus and taxi operators in Soroti City have abandoned the new park that was gazetted for them because of a lack of security lights, according to Resident City Commissioner Peter Paak…
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Lango youth leaders ask govt to create more jobs
LIRA-Youth leaders in the Lango sub-region have asked the government to create more job opportunities for the young people if they are to stop looking for employment in Arab countries where some…
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Soroti hospital gets money for x-ray machine
SOROTI– The Imaging Department of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital will this year get a new x-ray machine, two years after the one that was operating broke down. This is after the hospital…
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Govt urged to adopt Oxfam GALS approach in Parish Development Model
KAMPALA – Gender activists and human rightists have argued government to adopt Oxfam’s Gender Action Learning System [ GALS ] methodology in implementing the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The methodology tailored by Oxfam…
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Omoro County by-election: Time for campaigns changed as farmers head to gardens
OMORO– Candidates fighting to clinch the Omoro County Parliamentary seat have been forced to adjust their time for campaigns as farmers shun morning rallies. The locals, who are majorly farmers, have so…
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UDB and EU launch over Shs 60 bln second tourism facility
KAMPALA– Uganda Development Bank [UDB] in partnership with the European Union [EU] has announced a special call for eligible businesses in the tourism sector to apply for and receive up to Shs…
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