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Fort Portal City food vendors to get hygiene certificates
FORT PORTAL – In a bid to improve food hygiene standards, Fort Portal City has resolved to issue food hygiene certificates to all hotel owners, street food vendors, and restaurants. According to…
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Suspected ADF rebels threaten to attack tea companies in Kabarole
KABAROLE – Security operatives in Kabarole district are on the high alert after suspected Allied Democratic Forces [ ADF] rebels last week dropped leaflets in Kyamara, Busoro Sub-county, threatening to attack tea plantations.…
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Kikuube dairy farmers decry low milk prices
KIKUUBO – Dairy farmers in Kikuube district are concerned over the continuous decline of milk prices, saying the enterprise is no longer profitable. Charles Rwobushesi, a dairy farmer in Kyarushesha village in…
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Former manager threatens to sue BKCU over salary arrears
MBARARA – Julius Tugume, the former general manager of Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative [BKCU] Limited has threatened to drag the struggling union to courts of law for allegedly defaulting on his salary worth…
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Cattle markets reopen in Kazo district after containment of FMD
MBARARA – After spending almost three months battling foot and mouth disease [ FMD], Kazo district has officially re-opened all cattle markets in the district. According to the district production officer, John…
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Kikuube leaders appeal to Museveni over misery of 2,000 evictees
KIKUUBE – Leaders in Kikuube district have asked President Museveni to intervene and resettle 2,000 people who were evicted from their land in Bukinda parish, Kyangwali Sub-county. The call by the leaders…
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Don’t invest PDM money in cotton growing, Kasese beneficiaries warned
KASESE – The beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Kasese district have been warned not to invest the funds in cotton growing. The State Minister for ICT and National Guidance,…
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Boosting tourism: Ministry to support wildlife research
KASESE – The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has pledged to support Uganda Wildlife Research and Training Institute [UWRTI] to promote tourism in the Rwenzori Sub-region. The institute which is located…
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Buliisa local leaders worried over persistent attacks by elephants
BULIISA – Local Communities neighboring the Murchison Falls National Park in Buliisa district have expressed concern over the continuous invasion of elephants which they say have killed some people in some areas.…
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MAK don urges Masindi farmers to work in groups
MASINDI – Prof. Samuel Majalija from Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resource and Biosecurity, has implored farmers in Bujenje County, Masindi district to form and work in groups if they…
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