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Kasese apple growers decry lack of market for their produce
KASESE, 23rd January 2025 – Apple growers in Kasese district have raised concerns about the lack of a reliable market for their produce, despite cultivating apples on a large scale. According to…
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Two modern facilities to improve service delivery at Mbarara Hospital under construction
MBRARA CITY, January 22, 2025 – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] is set to significantly enhance its service delivery with the completion of a new 100-bed facility dedicated to neonatal intensive care…
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Stray dogs kill livestock in Kikuube district
KIKUUBE, January 21, 2025 – Farmers in Kabwoya Sub-county, Kikuube district, are expressing growing concern over the rising number of stray dogs in the area, which have been attacking, killing, and eating…
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Kasese officials receive tablets to enhance pdm data collection
KASESE, January 19, 2025 – Parish chiefs, town agents, and chairpersons of Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Kasese district have received tablets to improve data collection efforts. Kasese district was…
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SACCOs urged to guard against loan defaulters as they seek expanding
SHEEMA, January 18, 2025 – – Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in Uganda are facing the growing challenge of loan defaults, according to Herbert Ahimbisibwe, the General Manager of Shuuku Credit…
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PS irked as Mbarara City officials fail to collect market dues
MBARARA CITY, January 17, 2025 – The Permanent Secretary [PS]in the Ministry of Local Government, Ben Kumumanya, has called on Mbarara City officials to expedite the recovery of Shs 100 million in…
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Build SACCOs to create more job opportunities for Ugandans, Prof. Kamuntu urges leaders
SHEEMA, January 14, 2025 – Establishing and nurturing financial institutions in Uganda is essential for increasing employment opportunities for the citizens, according to Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Manifesto…
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Top official calls for changes in Public Service Standing Orders to boost service delivery
FORT PORTAL CITY, January 13, 2025 – The Permanent Secretary [PS] in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine, has called on the government to expedite changes to the current Public Service…
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Construction of Shs 530mln Diima-Mutunda Road launched in Kiryandongo
KIRYANDONGO, January 13, 2025 –– Authorities in Kiryandongo district have launched the construction of an 11km Diima-Mutunda road, with a budget of Shs 530 million, located in Diima and Nyamahasa sub-counties. The project…
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Construction of Sh8.4bln block to house ICU at Hoima hospital completed
HOIMA CITY, January 12, 2025 — Government, through the Ministry of Health and with funding from the World Bank under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project [UCREPP], has completed the…
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