Politics
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Mbarara Central Market vendors petition city authorities over leadership disputes and other concerns
MBARARA CITY, May 2, 2025 – Vendors at Mbarara Central Market on Tuesday morning staged a peaceful gathering at the City Hall, seeking clarification on several administrative inconsistencies affecting the market’s operations.…
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Finance Ministry, MPs agree on next budget
KAMPALA, May 1, 2025 — The Finance Ministry has given in to Parliament’s budget demands after last year’s heated disagreements between the Members of Parliament [MPs] and the executive arm of government…
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Lango leaders urge gov’t to increase PDM funding to Shs 200mln per parish
OTUKE, April 30, 2025 — Leaders in the Lango Subregion have called on the government to increase the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] funds from the current Shs 100 million to…
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Global philanthropies launch landmark initiative to accelerate maternal-newborn survival in Africa
ABU DHABI April 29, 2025 — A coalition of global philanthropies today announced the launch of the Beginnings Fund, a new philanthropic initiative committed to accelerating maternal and newborn survival across Africa.…
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200 Street-connected youth benefit from commercial farming training
GULU, April 29, 2025 — A total of 200 formerly street-connected youth are now reaping the rewards of commercial farming training received at Gang Wa Peace Farm in Pabwoo Village, Gulu district.…
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Uganda Assumes Role of Co-Chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers For Climate Action
KAMPALA, April 28, 2025 — Uganda has assumed the co-chairmanship role of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action at the 2025 Spring meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary…
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Former ACP Sam Omala passes away at Mulago Hospital
KAMPALA, April 28, 2025 – Friends and relatives are mourning the late Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police [ACP] Sam Omala who passed away at Mulago National Referral Hospital this morning due to cancer-related…
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MP earmarks Shs 400mln for women’s VSLAs in Zombo district
ZOMBO, April 28, 2025 – Lawrence Songa Biyika, Member of Parliament for Ora County in Zombo district, has committed seed capital of approximately Shs 400 million to support women’s Village Savings and…
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The big interview: Meet Stephen Mugumya Bongonzya – a seasoned banker and senior cooperator
MBARARA CITY, April 28, 2025 — theCooperator News recently sat down with Stephen Mugumya Bongonzya, Vice Chairman of the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited [UCSCU]—the apex body for SACCOs in…
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Poor and marginalized groups attend Pope Francis’ funeral
VATICAN, April 26, 2025 –– Pope Francis’ “insistence” on working for the poor was woven into today’s funeral events, with groups of underprivileged people invited to watch the service in St. Peter’s…
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