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Kalaki schools get Shs 200mln facelift
KALAKI-Over Shs 200 million has been injected to support poor primary schools in Kalaki district courtesy of Safe Child and Community Support Organisation, a non-governmental organisation in Uganda partnering with Germany Circle…
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NMS seeks Shs 298bln to counter decline in donor funding
KAMPALA-The National Medical Stores [NMS] is seeking Shs 298 billion to offset the projected funding gaps arising from the declining donor funding. NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare said that since donor agencies…
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Gov’t starts payment of Shs 2.5 trn matured securities
KAMPALA– Government is to pay Shs2.5 trillion to the Bank of Uganda [BoU)]in matured securities after its repayment was disrupted by the advent of COVID-19. The money is a domestic loan acquired…
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Catholic youth urged to embrace commercial farming after receiving tractor
SOROTI – The youth in Soroti Catholic Diocese have been urged to embrace commercial farming in a bid to fight poverty and unemployment. This comes after the youth received a tractor from…
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Over 200 youth passed out at Tooro Zonal Industrial Hub
KYENJOJO – On Monday, a total of 201 youth graduated at Tooro Zonal Industrial Hub in Kijwiga village Kyenjojo district after completing training in bakery, block making and stone cutting, shoe making,…
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Shortage of healthcare workers could rise to 10mln by end of decade, new WEF report
GENEVA– The shortage of healthcare workers could rise to 10 million by the end of the decade, affecting access to care, inequities and treatment of mental health. A new report published by…
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MP Akol roots for perennial crops in Acholi Sub-region
AMURU– Kilak North Member of Parliament Anthony Akol, also chairperson Acholi Parliamentary Group [APG], has urged his colleagues from the sub-region to rally farmers to embrace the growing of perennial crops, saying…
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Skilling the youth: State House to extend presidential hubs in all districts
LIRA – State House will in the near future extend zonal presidential industrial hubs to each district in the country so that disadvantaged youth can get vocational skills training. Speaking at the…
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Commercial banks continue to raise lending rates
In line with the tight monetary policy stance, lending rates in Uganda have exhibited an upward trend with commercial banks raising their prime lending rates by one percentage point on average, according…
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Chief Whip Obua on campaign to extend coffee growing in Lango Sub-region
ALEBTONG – At least 300 farmers in Alebtong district are to be mobilised to embrace coffee growing in a move to extend the production of the perennial crop in Lango Sub-region, according…
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