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Oil companies ready to invest 10 billion dollars in oil and gas sector
HOIMA – Sarah Birungi Banage, the Head Corporate Affairs Uganda National Oil Company [UNOC] has explained that oil companies under their joint ventures Total Energies Uganda, China National Offshore Oil Corporation CNOOC…
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Grief engulfs country as three lionesses are electrocuted
RUBIRIZI– Tragedy hit staff at Queen Elizabeth National Park and the country at large after three lionesses died Tuesday morning as they encountered an electric fence of nearby Irungu hotel that hosts tourists.…
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Premier urges the public to plant palm trees to increase palm oil production
KABAROLE – The Ugandan Prime Minister Robbinah Nabbanja has urged the general public to plant more palm trees to increase on the production of palm oil in the country. Nabbanja said prices…
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Kiruhura farmers fear for their animals over invasion of African armyworms
MBARARA – African armyworms that have terribly affected districts of Bukedea, Luwero and Namutumba have so far crossed to western Uganda in Kiruhura district where the insects have eaten all the animal…
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Kikuube district officer arrested over misuse of co-operators’ assets
KIKUUBE – The State House Anti-Corruption Unit [ACU] in liaison with the Uganda Police has arrested the Kikuube district labour officer, Arthur Mpuuga, who doubles as the chairperson of Bunyoro Tulihamu Cooperative…
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District water engineer in trouble for diverting community water borehole
KIKUUBE – The Kikuube district water engineer Hillary Agondeze is in trouble for allegedly diverting water sources for the community of Rugwano village in Kinogozi parish Buhimba sub-county Kikuube. In the last…
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Fort Portal diocese seeking Shs1bn for Uganda Martyrs celebrations
FORT PORTAL – Fort Portal catholic diocese is looking for Shs 1bn for preparation of the annual Uganda Martyrs’ Day celebrations slated for June 3, 2022. The Uganda Episcopal Conference selected Fort…
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Emyooga fund defaulters to face arrest
FORT PORTAL: The State Minister for Finance Planning and Economic Development in charge of microfinance, Haruna Kasoro Kyeyune has given Emyooga fund defaulters one month to clear their debts or face arrest.…
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Fresh allocation of space in new Mbarara market kicks off as MP blames Minister Magyezi
MBARARA – One month down the road, the newly constructed Mbarara Central Market remains closed due to corruption, even though the process for the fresh allocation of space kicked off Tuesday. The market…
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Crops destroyed, goats killed as African Armyworm invades Hoima and Kikuube
HOIMA – Farmers in different sub-counties in Kikuube and Hoima districts are calling for help following an invasion of the African Armyworms that have destroyed gardens and grazing farmlands and killed over…
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