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I am not sick – IGP Ochola refutes Police reports
KAMPALA – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Martin Okoth Ochola has finally spoken out regarding his health condition, insisting that he is not sick, but rather fit enough to discharge his duties…
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Ker Kwaro Acholi wants local leaders oriented on the Parish Development Model program
ACHOLI – Ker Kwaro Acholi (KKA), the Acholi Cultural Institution has appealed to the government to consider orienting local leaders if the Parish Development Model (PDM) is to succeed in the region.…
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Kikuube RDC orders the arrest of police officers for acting unprofessionally
KIKUUBE – Several police officers in Kikuube district are in trouble over corruption and failure to carry out their duties professionally. The accused police officers are; the Officer in-Charge (OC) of Kyarushesha…
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Cancer experts appeal for regional children cancer centers
UGANDA – Cancer experts are appealing for regional children cancer centers in the country. Currently, the only cancer treatment center for children is at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Dr Fadhil Geriga, a…
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Delayed compensation by Chinese company worries Thidwer Community
NEBBI – The community of Thidwer village, in Olago parish, Padwot sub-county in Nebbi District are concerned about delayed compensation by Mukoda Engineering Works Limited, a Chinese company carrying out stone quarry…
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We can’t fight corruption without investigators-IGG
GULU – The Inspectorate General of Government (IGG), has attributed failure in the prosecution of the corruption cases in Acholi sub-region to a limited number of the criminal investigators. The IGG Regional…
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Why Zimbabwe’s ‘great river people’ feel cut off from their trade
ZIMBABWE – BaTonga tribe traditionally made their living fishing along the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba. But expensive permits and national fishing industry regulations are impeding their way of life. Farai Matiashe…
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Older persons demand inclusion in the Parish Development Model
LIRA – Older persons in Lira district, have called upon the government for inclusion in the Parish Development Model and Emyooga programme. They say they are able and still economically productive more…
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Leveraging Ugandan food systems to attain SDGs by 2030
The Secretary-General of the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit in September, 2021 in a bid to accelerate the implementation of the Decade of Action to Achieve the Sustainable Development…
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Masindi Municipality Councilors question delayed disbursement of Shs 273 million to beneficiaries
MASINDI – Masindi Municipality Councillors have questioned the delayed disbursement of Shs 273 million meant for different groups engaged in different activities in the municipality. The money was sent to Masindi municipality…
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