Politics
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MP irritated over continued closure of Mbarara Central Market
MBARARA- Mbarara City North legislator Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari has asked the government to allow city vendors to occupy the redeveloped Mbarara Central Market. Rukaari made his remarks on Tuesday at the city’s headquarters…
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Tayebwa opts for dialogue on use contraceptives
KAMPALA– The Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Thomas Tayebwa wants the country to have more discussions about the use of contraceptives as a means of stopping unwanted pregnancies. Tayebwa made…
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Education takes lion’s share of Gulu district 2022/23 budget
GULU– Gulu District Local Government has approved a budget of Shs 32.9 billion for the 2022/2023 financial year, with the education sector taking a lion’s share of the total budget. The budget…
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Back off EACOP, official tells European activists
KIKUUBE– The Deputy Managing Director of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [ EACOP ], John Bosco Habumugisha has expressed concern over a group of environmental activists from European countries who are…
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Omoro district council approves 2022/23 budget
OMORO– Omoro district council has approved a budget of Shs 29.3 billion for the financial year 2022/23, with the education and sports sector taking a lion’s share. The budget was approved on…
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India marching toward an era of co-op villages- Prime Minister Modi
NEW DELHI– The Indian Cooperative reports that, while addressing co-operators on the theme of ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’ [‘Prosperity through cooperation’] at Mahatma Mandir, in Gandhinagar on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…
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Kikuube district councilors pass Shs 39.5bln budget
KIKUUBE– Kikuube district council last week passed over Shs 39.5 billion budget for the financial year 2022/2023, with the hope that it is going to enhance service delivery in the district. The…
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AU minsters’ summit declares coffee a strategic commodity
KAMPALA – The Summit of African Union Ministers sitting in Nairobi days ago certified coffee as a key strategic commodity for the poorest yet resource-rich continent. The development would require trading in…
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MPs query Shs 116bln Lira-Kamdini road project
LIRA– Members of Parliament [MPs] on the Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure, have raised their concerns about the slow progress of the reconstruction of Lira-Kamdini road in Oyam district launched a month…
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PDM: Gen. Salim Saleh differs on formation of new SACCOs
GULU– The national coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation [OWC], Gen. Salim Saleh, also known as Caleb Akandwanaho, has differed from the proposed policy of creating new SACCOs for the implementation of the…
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