Development
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Newly born Mbarara City rocked by political infighting
Barely a week after it was elevated to city status, Mbarara finds itself embroiled in a leadership battle that could test the cohesiveness of the new administrative unit. On July 1 this…
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COVID-19: Masindi Police impounds bodabodas over defying Presidential directive
Traffic Police in Masindi district has impounded over 10 motorcycles and commercial transportation bicycles belonging to bodaboda riders for breaching the presidential moratorium on public transportation. In a bid to prevent the…
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Masindi access roads to connect farmers to market
The Masindi district Local Government is set to receive Shs. 8 billion to construct access roads under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). Job Byaruhanga, the District Agricultural Officer Masindi, made the…
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Farmers blame bad roads for premature coffee harvests
Coffee farmers and Cooperators in Kasese district have blamed the poor road network for the losses they make as a result of harvesting and selling unripe coffee beans. The farmers made the…
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Avoid commercial banks, Minister advises entrepreneurs
The State Minister for Microfinance, Hon. Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has advised small scale entrepreneurs to desist from taking high-interest loans from commercial banks, arguing that such rates may cripple rather than boost…
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Masaka Pineapple Farmers Renew Call for a Fruit Processing Plant
Pineapple farmers in Masaka district have called on the government to honor its commitment to construct a processing factory in their locality to enable them to switch from selling raw fruits to…
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Government donates tractors to cooperatives in Kasese
In a bid to boost agricultural production, government through Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has donated three tractors to three cooperative societies in Kasese district. The donation comes at a time when the…
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Bushenyi Residents Appeal to Nakalema over Collapsing SACCO
BUSHENYI: Residents of Ruharo parish, Bumbaire Sub County in Bushenyi- Ishaka municipality have appealed to the head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit Edith Nakalema, over the looming collapse of their SACCO…
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Men and youths dominate saccos – report
In Summary There are over 4.97 million individuals as well as corporate or institutional members in SACCOs. Of the individual members, 60.65 per cent are men, while 34.23 per cent are women…
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Museveni Looks to Irrigation and Regional Market to Deliver Uganda’s Industrial Promise
President Museveni has identified agricultural Irrigation and regional integration as the two incentives that will propel the growth of Uganda’s industrial sector. Museveni, who was presiding over the launch of a book…
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