Development
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Prime Minister Nabbanja restores hope on Bunyoro University demands
HOIMA – The Ugandan Prime Minister, Robina Nabbajja has revealed that the issues regarding the establishment of a University in Bunyoro is in the pipeline. President Museveni recently okayed the construction of…
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Japanese government constructs maternity ward in Kwania district
KWANIA – The Japanese government has constructed a maternity ward at Abedober health unit in Kwania district to improve access to health service delivery. The development partner also put in place structures…
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Masindi district LCV rallies sugarcane farmers to form cooperatives
MASINDI – Cosmas Byaruhanga, the Masindi district LCV Chairperson has embarked on mobilizing sugarcane farmers in the district to form cooperative societies such that they can form a union of sugarcane farmers.…
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Government building youth sexual reproductive health centre at Lira University
LIRA – The government is constructing a youth sexual reproductive health centre at Lira University to improve on the youth reproductive healthcare provision. A single stored building with an approximate floor area…
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Parliament approves Shs108bn for mechanization of Atiak Sugar Works project
KAMPALA – Parliament of Uganda has approved a total of Shs 108 billion in supplementary budget to fund the mechanization of Atiak Sugar Works. The company sits on 60,000-acre piece of land…
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Poor state of multibillion Hoima Central Market worries leaders
HOIMA – Six years after construction of the Hoima Modern Market, local leaders have identified a number of anomalies with the structure that seem to affect the efficient running of business at…
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Acholi MPs want tractors distributed in all parishes
ACHOLI – Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region want the government through the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Animal Husbandry to distribute tractors to farmers instead of hand hoes. Initially, the…
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Government to scaleup fish farming, says Adoa – Fisheries Minister
GULU – The Ugandan government is on a mission to take fish farming to every part of the country including parts without water bodies, the State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has…
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Minister for Agriculture commissions two cassava factories in Nebbi
NEBBI – The State Minister for Agriculture, Fred Bwino Kyakulaga has commissioned two cassava factories in Nebbi district under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). The commissioned factories are among the five…
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UNHCR boss calls for mobilization of funds to support education in refugee settlement areas
HOIMA – The country representative for United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Joel Boutroue, has called for the need to mobilize more funds to support the education of refugees and host…
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