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Help us get youth out of poverty, State House official urges journalists

KAMPALA– State House comptroller, Jane Barekye has asked journalists in Uganda to create awareness of the zonal presidential industrial hubs aimed at skilling the youth in the country to fight poverty through…

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Banyoro disagree with govt over compensation of ‘Baganda’ absent landlords

KAKUMIRO – A group of activists under the umbrella Mubende Bunyoro Committee [MBC] are not happy that government decided to compensate ‘Baganda’absent landlords instead of the Banyoro who are the rightful owners…

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Shs 200mln handicraft centre to be constructed in Masindi

MASINDI – The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities [MTWA] has embarked on the construction of Shs 200 million handicraft production centre in Masindi district. The ministry in partnership with Masindi District…

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COMESA launches Digital Yellow Card Mobile App

LUSAKA-The COMESA Regional Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance [ Yellow Card ] Scheme has launched a Digital Yellow Card Mobile Application designed to provide access to real-time information to Yellow Card motorists, Law…

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Hoima market vendors protest as UMEME cuts off power

HOIMA– Business at Hoima Central Market in Hoima City was paralysed on Tuesday as vendors closed their businesses to protest UMEME’s disconnection of the market from the power grid. During the half-day…

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Kumi VHTs irritated over delayed pay

KUMI– Members of the village health teams [VHTs] in Kumi district are irked following a delay in payment of their allowances which they were promised as they implemented different health programmes in…

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Mwalimu SACCO loses Ksh 44.9mln case

NAIROBI-Mwalimu National SACCO days ago lost an appeal seeking quashing of Ksh 44.9 million tax demand by government, says SACCO Review High Court Justice, David Majanja dismissed the petition holding that an…

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Farmers urged to grow Hass avocado and macadamia

KYENJOJO-Farmers in Rwenzori Sub-region and Uganda at large have been urged to embrace growing of Hass avocado and macadamia to improve on their household incomes. Government through National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS]…

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Inside government plans to boost food security

KAMPALA-Food insecurity is one of the major challenges Uganda is still grappling with, according to Uganda Food Security Outlook Report for June 2022 to January 2023. The report says season bimodal harvests…

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Soroti City leaders on the spot over sale of market stalls

SOROTI –Both the leaders of Soroti City Council are on the spot for allegedly conniving with Soroti Main Market leadership to sell stalls and lock-ups to the tycoons at the expense of…

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