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Mbarara stuck with over 600 doses of Covid-19 vaccines
MBARARA – Mbarara district health officials are stuck with a total of 620 doses of Covid-19 vaccines after some residents stopped going to the health centres to receive their jabs. This was…
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Farmers advised to grow spirulina to curb malnutrition in Rwenzori Sub-region
KABAROLE – Farmers in Kabarole district and Rwenzori Sub-region at large have been advised to grow spirulina to curb malnutrition challenges. Spirulina is a blue-green microalgae that is incredibly rich in protein…
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Gulu farmers get low crop yields as soils lose fertility
GULU-Farmers in Gulu district are incurring losses brought about the low crop yields emanating from the soils that have lost fertility. The farmers this reporter talked to days ago attributed the loss…
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Silicon Valley Bank and the double-edged sword of digital efficiency
LONDON – The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank perfectly exemplifies the dangers of digital finance. During the bank run in March – enabled by the increased speed and efficiency of digital finance…
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EPRC to conduct RIA for sugarcane sub-sector
KAMPALA – Economic Policy Research Centre has received a greenlight to carry out a Regulatory Impact Assessment [RIA] for the sugarcane sub-sector in Uganda. Patrick Ocailap, the deputy secretary to the treasury,…
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Govt to foot Shs 795.5bln bill as Umeme prepares exit
KAMPALA– Government will incur a cost of US$ 215 million [about Shs 795.5 billion] in the processing acquiring majority shares of power distributor, Umeme. The move comes as Umeme’s 20-year contract comes…
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Obongi district: Access to safe and clean water still low
OBONGI: At least more than 70,000 people in refugee settlements and host communities in Obongi district do not have access to clean and safe water. According to the district water officer, Dominic Iranya,…
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West Nile leaders warn unreliable power could derail PDM
ARUA – Leaders in West Nile have warned that the intermittent power supply in the sub-region could derail the progress of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The leaders raised the matter last…
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Over 18,000 smallholder farmers to benefit from digital loans
YUMBE– The Food and Agriculture Organisation [FAO] and Uganda Development Bank [UDB] in partnership with Ensibuuko, European Union [EU], United Nations Capital Development Fund [UNCDF] last week launched a Fintech solution dubbed…
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New planting season: Govt to release Shs 4bln for farmers’ seeds
KAMPALA-The Minister of Finance, Matia billion for distribution of seeds to farmers to plant in the new season. Kasaija made the commitment during the plenary sitting on Thursday following Kasaija has pledged…
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