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How Mbarara City’s Besania SACCO is Redefining Microfinance in Western Uganda
MBARARA CITY, June 15, 2026 — What began nearly three decades ago as a modest faith-driven fellowship aimed at helping struggling Christian families has evolved into one of western Uganda’s most ambitious…
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Masindi district, NGOs collaborate to promote climate-smart awareness among farmers
MASINDI, June 14, 2026 — The Midwestern Region Centre for Democracy and Human Rights [MICOD], in partnership with the Rotary Club of Masindi and the Masindi District Local Government, has launched an…
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NEMA launches restoration of degraded Kyangwali forest in Kikuube
KIKUUBE, June 11, 2026 — The National Environment Management Authority [NEMA] has launched the restoration of a depleted natural forest in Kyangwali Subcounty, Kikuube district. The degraded area, which is currently occupied…
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Police hand over confiscated cane weighbridges as Bunyoro leaders back anti-theft reforms
MASINDI, June 8, 2026 — Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar Limited and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero district, a move that…
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Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality local revenue hits Shs 1.2bln after SEATINI intervention
BUSHENYI, June 3, 2026 – Through a targeted intervention by the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute [SEATINI] Uganda, Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality has reversed years of stagnant local revenue collection,…
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NGO partners with Masindi hospital to launch campaign to combat preeclampsia among pregnant women
MASINDI, June 1, 2026 — Following a rise in cases of preeclampsia among pregnant women in Masindi District, Imarisha Dada Uganda, a community-based organisation, in partnership with Masindi General Hospital, has launched…
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Markets, bars in Kikuube suspended over Ebola outbreak
KIKUUBE, May 28, 2026 — Authorities in Kikuube district have suspended the operation of local markets and bars in an effort to contain the spread of Ebola, which is currently causing concern…
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Let’s champion perennial crops for economic recovery in Acholi, Otunnu urges new leaders
GULU, May 27, 2026 — Former Ugandan diplomat and statesman Amb. Olara Otunnu has challenged new leaders in Omoro district and across the Acholi Sub-region to champion perennial crop farming as a…
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Suit against Igara Tea Growers’ leaders dismissed, costs awarded against petitioners
BUSHENYI, May 26, 2026 — The High Court in Bushenyi has dismissed a petition filed against the Board of Directors of Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited [IGTF], with costs awarded against the…
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New partnership to promote coffee growing in Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom
HOIMA, May 25, 2026 — Julita Coffee Works Ltd, a Ugandan agricultural company, is seeking a new partnership with Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom to promote coffee growing in the oil-rich kingdom. A team…
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