Politics
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Oyam ARDC pledges to mobilise locals for PDM, others
OYAM, May 6, 2024 – The newly appointed Assistant Resident District Commissioner [ ARDC ] for Oyam district, Patrick Ocen Ebong has pledged to mobilise the people in the district to embrace…
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Museveni advises labour unions to prioritise wealth creation
FORT PORTAL, May 3, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has advised labour unions in the country to prioritise creating avenues for wealth creation before advocating for more jobs from government. “Jobs come…
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Parliament approves over Shs 1 trillion supplementary budget
KAMPALA, May 1, 2024 – Parliament has approved a supplementary expenditure budget worth Shs1.106 trillion for settling the offtake arrangement between government and DEI BioPharma Limited, wage, pension and gratuity shortfalls. During…
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Africa Road Builders: Two African Heads of State receive 2024 Babacar Ndiaye Prize
ABIDJAN, April 30, 2024 – The “Africa Road Builders” Selection Committee recently met in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where it awarded the Babacar Ndiaye Prize 2024 to the Presidents of Equatorial Guinea…
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Kiryandongo: Youth groups receive value addition machinery
KIRYANDONGO, April 29, 2024 – The Office of the National Chairman [ONC] of the National Resistance Movement [NRM] has donated value addition equipment to 45 youth groups in Kiryandongo district to empower…
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Scarce resources force Works ministry to focus on road maintenance
KAMPALA, April 26, 2024 – As a new strategy, the government will now focus more on the maintenance of existing roads over construction of new ones. This decision comes amidst reduced allocations…
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Lira City launches Shs 834mln beautification and greening project
Lira City, April 25, 2024 Lira City Council has launched a Shs 834 million beautification and greening project to be implemented by a private company, Dubai Garden Centre (U) Limited. According to…
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Africa’s US$ 824bln debt burden and opaque resource-backed loans hinder its potential, AfDB boss warns
WASHINGTON, D.C, April 24, 2024 – Africa’s immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries’ future growth, African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi…
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Local leaders urge gov’t to upgrade Lwakhakha border post
NAMISINDWA, April 24, 2024 – Leaders in Namisindwa district have asked government to upgrade the Ugandan side of Lwakhakha border post shared with Kenya into a modern One- Stop Border Post [OSBP],…
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Tayebwa pledges more funds for malaria fight
KAMPALA, April 23, 2024 – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has said that he will rally Members of Parliament to prioritise malaria prevention and control in the 2024/2025 financial year…
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