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Minister Anywar urges wetland encroachers to vacate
SOROTI – The State Minister for Environment, Beatrice Anywar Atim, has urged Ugandans exploiting wetlands to relocate as directed by government or else they will face the wrath of the law. The…
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Kalaki district gets Shs 300mln for road
KALAKI-Kalaki district has received a boost of Shs 300 million from the Office of the Prime Minister [OPM] for the rehabilitation of a-9.5 kilometre stretch of a road connecting the sub-counties of…
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Tayebwa directs probe into Police SACCO
KAMPALA-The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has directed the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs, to investigate the alleged fraudulent operations in Uganda Police SACCO also known as Exodus SACCO. Tayebwa…
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Nebbi locals scold Chinese investors over pollution
NEBBI-Residents of Thidwer village in Olago parish, Padwot Sub-county in Nebbi district are enraged by the air and sound pollution caused by Mukoda Engineering Works Limited, a Chinese company carrying out stone…
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Pallisa rice farmers ask govt for alternative sources of livelihood
PALLISA – Rice farmers in Pallisa district have warned that unless government secures them an alternative sources of livelihood, they will never vacate the wetlands they have been using for generations. In…
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Gov’t urged to pay contractors
KAMPALA-Government has been urged to prioritise funds meant for the payment of contractors hired by Uganda National Roads Authority [UNRA] if financial hemorrhage is to be avoided. As of 27 September 2022,…
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Arua district official upset as members flee SACCOs
ARUA – Arua district commercial officer, John Ezuma is concerned that some people in the district are forming SACCOs with the intention to receive government money, share it amongst themselves and then…
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Partners use carbon credits to promote growing of bamboo in Acholi
GULU-Eco-ways Uganda and Tree Nation, all concerned with environmental conservation, have partnered to introduce the commercial planting of bamboo in Acholi Sub-region under the carbon credit programme. The 25-year partnership will see…
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Wetland encroachers urged to embrace poverty alleviation programmes
GULU– People living in gazetted wetland areas in Gulu City have been asked to embrace government programmes aimed at fighting poverty and protecting the environment at the same time. Recently, the National…
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New initiative to help unlock US$ 3trn needed a year for climate and nature
DAVO-KLOSTERS-The World Economic Forum, supported by more than 45 partners today launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action [GAEA], a global initiative to fund and grow new and existing public, private and…
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