Legal
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Tanzania bans donkey slaughter to stop risk of extinction
ARUSHA– In Tanzania, the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Mashimba Mashauri Ndaki, has declared a ban on donkey slaughter for the skin trade. In a budget speech to Parliament, the minister noted…
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Over 300 encroachers on River Nguse banks ordered to vacate
KIKUUBE– More than 300 farmers who have encroached on the wetland banks of River Nguse in Kabwoya Sub-county in Kikuube district have been ordered to vacate before they face the wrath of…
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500 heads of cattle in Lyantonde die due to fake drugs
LYANTONDE– Lyantonde district has lost about 500 heads of cattle after being vaccinated with fake veterinary medicines supplied by the local drug outlets. According to Lyantonde District Veterinary Officer, Ronald Bameka, many…
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Lawlessness: Gulu city security operatives arrest criminal gangs
GULU– A joint security operation launched in Gulu city to apprehend criminal gangs has yielded positive results, with some key arrests being made, which should prevent the rise in crime rates in…
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Gulu city residents oppose plan to build industrial park
GULU- Residents of Koro Lajwatek Cell, Pageya Ward, Laroo-Pece Division in Gulu city have outrightly rejected a plan by the city council to establish an industrial park in their settlement. The council…
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aBi Finance Limited readies loans for Tier IV MFIs and SACCOs
KAMPALA– Tier IV Microfinance institutions [MFIs] and SACCOs in Northern and Eastern Uganda looking for funding no longer have to worry. This is because aBi Finance Holdings Limited has availed concessional loans…
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Bunyoro Kingdom officials, NFA clash over Budongo Forest
KIKUUBE– Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom officials and the National Forest Authority [ NFA ] are involved in a fresh conflict over the ownership Bugoma Central Forest Reserve. The two institutions are fighting over eight square…
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African regulators and utilities meet over the 2022 Electricity Regulatory Index
NAIROBI– The African Development Bank [ AfDB ] recently held a two-day workshop for electricity sector regulators and utilities on its annual flagship report, the Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa [ERI]. The…
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Museveni tags teachers as ‘greedy’, priotises free and compulsory primary education
KAMPALA– President Yoweri Museveni is not happy that teachers in government-aided schools continue to damand salary enahncements and has instead acused them of being “greedy”. Instead, Museveni wants the Members of Parliament…
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Amuru rice dealers on the spot over cheating customers
AMURU– Rice buyers at Pabbo town council located along Amuru- Elegu- South Sudan Highway, have raised a red flag as the dealers have made it a habit to cheat them through fake…
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