Financial
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UWEP: Hoima district fails to recover Shs 650mln from women
HOIMA, January 25, 2025 — Hoima District Local Government authorities have failed to recover over Shs 650 million from women’s groups that have benefited from the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [ UWEP…
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Kasese apple growers decry lack of market for their produce
KASESE, 23rd January 2025 – Apple growers in Kasese district have raised concerns about the lack of a reliable market for their produce, despite cultivating apples on a large scale. According to…
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U.S. electric coop gets funding to protect eagles from electrocution
COLORADO, January 22, 2025 – Colorado electric cooperative La Plata Electric Association [LPEA] has been awarded a grant to retrofit 100 of its distribution power poles to protect the local eagle population…
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Two modern facilities to improve service delivery at Mbarara Hospital under construction
MBRARA CITY, January 22, 2025 – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] is set to significantly enhance its service delivery with the completion of a new 100-bed facility dedicated to neonatal intensive care…
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EC requires over Shs 600bln to manage 2026 elections
KAMPALA, January 20, 2025 – The Electoral Commission [ EC ] has raised concerns over a Shs 623.9 billion funding gap that threatens the successful conduct of Uganda’s 2026 general elections whose…
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SACCOs urged to guard against loan defaulters as they seek expanding
SHEEMA, January 18, 2025 – – Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in Uganda are facing the growing challenge of loan defaults, according to Herbert Ahimbisibwe, the General Manager of Shuuku Credit…
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NARO’S anti-tick vaccine factory denied over Shs 60bln funding
KAMPALA, January 18, 2025 – – A last-minute adjustment in the corrigenda of the 2024/2025 national budget denied the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] Shs 60 billion in funding to operationalise the…
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Works on Lubowa international hospital at 45 percent – Minister Aceng
KAMPALA, January 17, 2025 – – Construction of International Specialised Hospital of Uganda in Lubowa, Kampala is at 45 percent, according to the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. “The project has…
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UNOC, others will seek partnerships for growth at Invest in African Energy 2025 Forum in Paris
PARIS, January 17, 2025 — Africa’s leading national oil companies [NOCs] are set to take centre stage at the Invest in African Energy [IAE] 2025 Forum in Paris, France, unveiling ambitious national…
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Dokolo Emyooga SACCOs assured of additional seed capital
DOKOLO, January 17, 2025 – – The Microfinance Support Centre [MSC] has assured members of Emyooga SACCOs in Dokolo District of an additional Shs 20 million in seed capital provided by the…
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