Financial
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Older persons demand inclusion in the Parish Development Model
LIRA – Older persons in Lira district, have called upon the government for inclusion in the Parish Development Model and Emyooga programme. They say they are able and still economically productive more…
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Masindi Municipality Councilors question delayed disbursement of Shs 273 million to beneficiaries
MASINDI – Masindi Municipality Councillors have questioned the delayed disbursement of Shs 273 million meant for different groups engaged in different activities in the municipality. The money was sent to Masindi municipality…
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Banks endorse government plans to take idle cash on dormant accounts
KAMPALA – The Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA) has endorsed the government plans to take cash considered “idle or dormant accounts” in all banks. In the new National Payments Systems Bill 2020, the…
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National Drug Authority impounds counterfeit drugs worth millions of shillings in Acholi sub region
GULU – The National Drug Authority (NDA) has closed 110 drug shops and impounded counterfeit drugs in Acholi sub-region worth Shs 55.2 million. The three-day operation was held in the region from…
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Government injects Shs 408m for the construction of post-harvest storage facilities in Soroti
SOROTI – The government through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has injected Shs 408, 293,723 for the construction of post-harvest storage and value addition facilities in Soroti district.…
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Ministry of Education investigates alleged corruption at Gulu College of Health Sciences
GULU – The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Technology has commenced investigations on alleged bribery, corruption and mismanagement of funds at Gulu College of Health Sciences. The investigations come following a…
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Parish chiefs to lead in setting agenda for community development planning
Government Chief Whip and Ruhinda Constituency Member of Parliament, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa has said, Parish Chiefs will take the lead role in designing the community development agenda under the Parish Development Model…
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Nebbi farmers shun cotton growing over short term crops
NEBBI – For the last three years, cotton growers in Nebbi district have shunned cotton growing for short term crops like rice due to consistent fluctuations in the price of cotton. Most…
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Acholi leaders question the contribution of investors in community empowerment
ACHOLI – Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) and Ker Kwaro Acholi (KKA), the Acholi Cultural Institution has questioned the contribution of the several investors in the sub-region on socio-economic empowerment of the community.…
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Bribery and ghost beneficiaries discovered in Emyooga SACCOs scam
BUHWEJU – Buhweju legislators have discovered that Emyooga money was divided amongst the district technocrats instead of the recommended residents in the informal sector by the Presidential directive. The Deputy Speaker, Hon.…
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